# Can't find config.yaml during apt install crowdsec

**URL:** <https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/cant-find-config-yaml-during-apt-install-crowdsec/1606>\
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**Created:** [January 13, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/cant-find-config-yaml-during-apt-install-crowdsec/1606 "2024-01-13T20:05:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/cant-find-config-yaml-during-apt-install-crowdsec/1606/4 "2024-01-14T09:08:22Z")

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Was crowdsec installed before that installation attempt?

apt remove crowdsec will not remove the config and if a manual clean up was done I experienced that as well.

over here [Cannot install Crowdsec on Ubuntu 20.04.4 & 18.04.6](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/cannot-install-crowdsec-on-ubuntu-20-04-4-18-04-6/863)

there is a hint to use `apt-get remove --purge XXXX`, that worked for me

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