deb-postrm - package post-removal maintainer script
DEBIAN/postrm
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.
dpkg(1).