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6 deb-postrm - package post-removal maintainer script
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9 postrm
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12 A package can perform several post-removal actions via maintainer
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16 The script can be called in the following ways:
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21 postrm purge
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24 old-postrm upgrade new-version
25 After the package was upgraded.
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27 new-postrm failed-upgrade old-version new-version
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30 postrm disappear overwriter-package overwriter-version
31 After all of the packages files have been replaced.
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33 new-postrm abort-install
34 If preinst fails during install.
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36 new-postrm abort-install old-version new-version
37 If preinst fails during upgrade of removed package.
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39 new-postrm abort-upgrade old-version new-version
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