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deb-postrm(5)			   dpkg suite			   deb-postrm(5)

NAME
     deb-postrm - package post-removal maintainer script

SYNOPSIS
     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.  DE-
     BIAN/postrm during package creation).

     The script can be called in the following ways:

     postrm remove
	    After the package was removed.

     postrm purge
	    After the package was purged.

     old-postrm upgrade new-version
	    After the package was upgraded.

     new-postrm failed-upgrade old-version new-version
	    If the above upgrade call fails.

     postrm disappear overwriter-package overwriter-version
	    After all of the packages files have been replaced.

     new-postrm abort-install
	    If preinst fails during install.

     new-postrm abort-install old-version new-version
	    If preinst fails during upgrade of removed package.

     new-postrm abort-upgrade old-version new-version
	    If preinst fails during upgrade.

SEE ALSO
     dpkg(1).

1.19.8				   2022-05-24			   deb-postrm(5)

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