deb-postrm - package post-removal maintainer script
NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION SEE ALSONAME
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).