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What is the difference between the --remove and the --purge action with the dpkg command?
The correct answer is A. --remove removes the program, --purge also removes the config files. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
What is the difference between the --remove and the --purge action with the dpkg command?
Options
- A--remove removes the program, --purge also removes the config files
- B--remove only removes the program, --purge only removes the config files
- C--remove removes a package, --purge also removes all packages dependent on it
- D--remove removes only the package file itself, --purge removes all files related to the package
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A73% (22)
- B3% (1)
- C17% (5)
- D7% (2)
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