deb-postrm

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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
       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.

       The new-version is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.

   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 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
       If preinst fails during upgrade.

       The new-version is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.

SEE ALSO

   dpkg(1).

1.22.21 2025-06-30 deb-postrm(5)