NAME

       dpkg-purge - mark packages for purge

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-purge [PACKAGE...]

DESCRIPTION

       dpkg-purge marks package(s) to be purged.

       It  achieves  this  by  running  `dpkg  --set-selections'  and  piping in the package name(s) followed by
       `purge'.

       NOTE: This program does not install, remove, purge any package. It ONLY sets the status of  the  package.
       Any actual removal or purging is done the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.

SEE ALSO

       dpkg(1), dpkg-hold(1), dpkg-unhold(1), dpkg-remove(1)

AUTHOR

       dpkg-purge  was  written Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au>. dpkg-purge is Free Software placed in the public
       domain.

Debian Project                                     2009-06-02                                      DPKG-PURGE(8)