deb-prerm
Section: dpkg suite (5)
Updated: 2023-05-11
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NAME
deb-prerm - package pre-removal maintainer script
SYNOPSIS
DEBIAN/prerm
DESCRIPTION
A package can perform several pre-removal actions via maintainer
scripts, by including an executable prerm file in its control
archive (i.e. DEBIAN/prerm during package creation).
The script can be called in the following ways:
- prerm remove
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Before the package is removed.
- old-prerm upgrade new-version
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Before an upgrade.
- new-prerm failed-upgrade old-version new-version
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If the above upgrade fails.
The new-version is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
- prerm deconfigure in-favour new-package new-version
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- [ removing old-package old-version ]
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Before package is deconfigured while dependency is replaced due to conflict.
- prerm remove in-favour new-package new-version
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Before the package is replaced due to conflict.
SEE ALSO
dpkg(1).
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