Deleting files

[Oliver Grawert]

hi,
Am Mittwoch, den 22.12.2004, 04:30 -0500 schrieb nocturn:
> To remove the packages, try this.
> 
> WARNING, be carefull with this, you can damage your system if you make
> a mistake.
> 
> - From the filemanager (as before), determine the location of the
> packages (somehting like /var/lib/packages - I'm not on a Ubuntu box
> right now, so I can't check).
> - open A root terminal (Programs / System I think)
> - cd to the path by typing (replace the path, no quotes): 'cd
> /var/lib/packages'
> - delete the files or directories with (replace names):
> - a file: 'rm package.deb'
> - a dirctory: 'rm -rf packages'
hmm, exactly how sudo apt-get clean does it too, but you save some
commands ;)

btw: i thought this thread was about files in the home directory....

ciao	
	oli

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