Remove a package marked as rc by dpkg

There is a significant difference between dpkg –remove or –purge. dpkg –remove only the package binaries. The configuration files of the package are not deleted. Such packages normally have the state rc. Take for example, a package like usplash in our machine. The package’s configuration files are still part of the system. $ dpkg –list [...]

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