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  1. August 31st, 2012 #1
    Paco62
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    reinstall packages with command prompt?

    using ubuntu 10.04 synaptic gives the option to reinstall packages, is it also possible to do this with a command prompt?
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  2. August 31st, 2012 #2
    steeldriver
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    Re: reinstall packages with command prompt?

    well there's

    Code:
    sudo apt-get install --reinstall package
    or if you want to reinstall config files as well you could do

    Code:
    sudo apt-get purge package
sudo apt-get install package
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