What is the difference between sudo apt-get purge
and sudo apt get remove --purge
?
There must be a difference or both of them shouldn't exist.
What is the difference between sudo apt-get purge
and sudo apt get remove --purge
?
There must be a difference or both of them shouldn't exist.
Whether they should or shouldn't both exist is perhaps a debating point.
However - they are absolutely identical.
From the man page of apt-get
--purge
Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An
asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are
scheduled to be purged. remove --purge is equivalent to the purge
command. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Purge.
They key part is --purge is equivalent to the purge command
As to why - I would surmise this is historical -
apt-get --purge remove
came before apt-get purge
Looking at the old apt documentation it make reference to the older version of the command. The newer documentation gives the aptitude
& apt-get purge
example.
For the sake of consistency - its a good idea to not remove old interfaces - if you have an old script - it will still work today because the interface commands still exist.
Mind you that doesnt stop Gnome from deprecating api's - but that's another story...