[Bug 1408583] Re: dpkg leaves orphaned files in /var/lib/dpkg/info

Timur I. Davletshin timur.davletshin at gmail.com
Thu Jan 8 08:50:38 UTC 2015


** Package changed: ubuntu => dpkg (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Timur I. Davletshin (timur-davletshin)

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Title:
  dpkg leaves orphaned files in /var/lib/dpkg/info

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1. Install (ubuntu 64 bit) gnome-media package via apt-get install
  gnome-media (dependencies include gstreamer0.10-gconf libgnome-media-
  profiles-3.0-0)

  2. Remove it via apt-get purge gnome-media && apt-get autoremove

  3. find /var -name *gnome-media*

  /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgnome-media-profiles-3.0-0.postrm
  /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgnome-media-profiles-3.0-0.list

  Conclusion: Files were not deleted after package purge.

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