deb-postrm
Section: dpkg suite (5)
Updated: 2023-05-11
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NAME
deb-postrm - package post-removal maintainer script
SYNOPSIS
DEBIAN/postrm
DESCRIPTION
A package can perform several post-removal actions via maintainer
scripts, by including an executable postrm file in its control
archive (i.e. DEBIAN/postrm during package creation).
The script can be called in the following ways:
- postrm remove
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After the package was removed.
- postrm purge
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After the package was purged.
- old-postrm upgrade new-version
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After the package was upgraded.
- new-postrm failed-upgrade old-version new-version
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If the above upgrade call fails.
The new-version is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
- postrm disappear overwriter-package overwriter-version
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After all of the packages files have been replaced.
- new-postrm abort-install
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If preinst fails during install.
- new-postrm abort-install old-version new-version
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If preinst fails during install for an upgrade of a removed package.
The new-version is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
- new-postrm abort-upgrade old-version new-version
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If preinst fails during upgrade.
The new-version is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
SEE ALSO
dpkg(1).
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