aptget wants to install on remove 3256

Mike Mol said:

Because you can't easily add notes to them!

I saved parts of the original manpages for mandb and apropos to read, though.

No. They were never installed and dpkg didn't even say they were!

It was a lot longer list of files than that.

usr-share-doc-man-cat1-proftpd.1usr-share-doc-man-cat3-proftpd.3usr-share-doc-man-cat5-proftpd.5usr-share-doc-man-cat5-proftpd.conf.5usr-share-doc-man-cat8-proftpd.8usr-share-man-man5-proftpd.conf.5.gzusr-share-man-man8-proftpd.8.gzetc-cron.monthly-proftpdetc-init.d-proftpdetc-pam.d-proftpdetc-proftpd.confetc-rc0.d-K50proftpdetc-rc1.d-K50proftpdetc-rc2.d-S50proftpdetc-rc3.d-S50proftpdetc-rc4.d-S50proftpdetc-rc5.d-S50proftpdetc-rc6.d-K50proftpdusr-doc-proftpdusr-doc-proftpd-commonusr-doc-proftpd-docusr-sbin-proftpdusr-share-doc-proftpdusr-share-doc-proftpd-commonusr-share-doc-proftpd-common-changelog.Debian.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-common-changelog.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-common-copyrightusr-share-doc-proftpd-common-genuser.plusr-share-doc-proftpd-docusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-API.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-changelog.Debian.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-changelog.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-Changes-1.2.0pre3.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-Configuration.htmlusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-copyrightusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-development.notes.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-draft-murray-auth-ftp-ssl-06.txt.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examplesusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-anonymous.confusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-basic.confusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.conf.inusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.groupusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.installusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.pbuttwdusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.shadowusr-share-doc-proftpd-docusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-API.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-changelog.Debian.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-changelog.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-Changes-1.2.0pre3.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-Configuration.htmlusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-copyrightusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-development.notes.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-draft-murray-auth-ftp-ssl-06.txt.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examplesusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-anonymous.confusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-basic.confusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.conf.inusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.groupusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.installusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.pbuttwdusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-PFTEST.shadowusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-examples-virtual.confusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-FAQ-config.htmlusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-modmysql.txtusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-modpgsql.txtusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-modsample.c.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-READMEusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.AIX.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.FreeBSDusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.ftpbuttwdusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.LDAP.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.modulesusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.modquotausr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.modratiousr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.modsql.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.PAM.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.portsusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.Solaris2.5xusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.TLS.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-README.Unixwareusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-rfcusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-rfc-draft-bonachea-sftp-00.txt.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-rfc-draft-ietf-ftpext-mlst-12.txt.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-rfc-draft-ietf-ftpext-sec-consider-02.txt.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-rfc-rfc0959.txt.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-rfc-rfc2228.txt.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-doc-Undocumented.txtusr-share-doc-proftpd-changelog.Debian.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-changelog.gzusr-share-doc-proftpd-copyrightvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-common.conffilesvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-common.listvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-common.md5sumsvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-common.postinstvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-common.prermvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-doc.listvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-doc.md5sumsvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-doc.postinstvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd-doc.prermvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd.conffilesvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd.configvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd.listvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd.md5sumsvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd.postinstvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd.postrmvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd.prermvar-lib-dpkg-info-proftpd.templatesvar-run-proftpd

ftp-users and ftpusers.dpkg-dist are still there but see above list. Nothing in cron-anacron.

I did a grep -r onetc, and found a listing in inetd.conf, which I deleted.

I'll save that in the Examples part of the manpage.

etc-services? Why would that matter?

There's no mention of proftp there.

Looks like I ought to take your advice. Here's what dpkg -L says

dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `proftpd' missing, buttuming package has no files currently installed. Package `proftpd' does not contain any files (!)

Thank you again, Mike. I appreciate the effort.

David