2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/apt.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/apt.rb
index d39ce01f4..b48d71625 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/apt.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/apt.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :apt, :parent => :dpkg, :source => :dpkg do
 
     def purge
         aptget '-y', '-q', 'remove', '--purge', @resource[:name]
+        # workaround a "bug" in apt, that already removed packages are not purged
+        super
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/dpkg.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/dpkg.rb
index 015edb84b..a739f38e2 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/dpkg.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/dpkg.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :dpkg, :parent => Puppet::Provider::Package
 
                     hash[:provider] = self.name
 
-                    unless hash[:status] == "installed"
+                    if hash[:status] == 'not-installed'
+                        hash[:ensure] = :purged
+                    elsif hash[:status] != "installed"
                         hash[:ensure] = :absent
                     end
 
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :dpkg, :parent => Puppet::Provider::Package
         end
 
         # DPKG can discuss packages that are no longer installed, so allow that.
-        if hash[:status] != "installed"
+        if hash[:status] == "not-installed"
+            hash[:ensure] = :purged
+        elsif hash[:status] != "installed"
             hash[:ensure] = :absent
         end