deb-prerm - package pre-removal maintainer script
NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION SEE ALSONAME
deb−prerm − package pre−removal maintainer script
SYNOPSIS
DEBIAN/prerm
DESCRIPTION
A package can perform several pre−removal actions via maintainer scripts, by including an executable prerm file in its control archive (i.e. DEBIAN/prerm during package creation).
The script can
be called in the following ways:
prerm remove
Before the package is removed.
old−prerm upgrade new−version
Before an upgrade.
new−prerm failed−upgrade old−version new−version
If the above upgrade fails.
The new−version is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
prerm deconfigure
in−favour new−package new−version
[ removing old−package old−version
]
Before package is deconfigured while dependency is replaced due to conflict.
prerm remove in−favour new−package new−version
Before the package is replaced due to conflict.
SEE ALSO
dpkg(1).