unable to remove residual packages using Synaptic Package Manager

[Colin Mills]

I opened Synaptic Package Manager and marked a number of packages labeled" Not installed (residual config)" for complete removal. I was unable to complete the package removal as the activate icon (tick) stayed unactivated.

The Synaptic Package Manager appears to be working correctly when selecting other packages for removal.

[Colin Mills (cm006a5077)]

I should have added that this bug is present in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) 64 bit version.

[[e-mail] (mcnamara-edward)]

I have the same problem. I can select each package but the apply button is grayed out. Also, I can't seem to find a way to select all residual config packages at once, I can only seem to select them one by one--and there are many.

[Colin Mills (cm006a5077)]

Additional information. Open the Synaptic Package Manager in Natty and mark the residual packages for removal. Open 'Edit' . 'Apply marked changes' option is greyed out.

[Gareth Williams (gareththered)]

Have the same problem myself. In the mean time, this helped me:-

          aptitude -F %p search '~c' | xargs sudo dpkg -P

Still, would be better from Synaptics and also means installing aptitude.

[gert (gert.cuykens)]

When you select other packages not in the list residual config, suddenly you can apply them all. Pleas fix

In the mean time
      dpkg -l | awk '$1 == "rc" {print $2}' | xargs dpkg -P

[marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra)]

Here a synaptic dirty workaround https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+question/154047