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  18 .TH deb\-postrm 5 "%RELEASE_DATE%" "%VERSION%" "dpkg suite"
  19 .nh
  20 .SH NAME
  21 deb\-postrm \- package post-removal maintainer script
  22 .
  23 .SH SYNOPSIS
  24 postrm
  25 .
  26 .SH DESCRIPTION
  27 A package can perform several post-removal actions via maintainer
  28 scripts, by including an executable \fIpostrm\fP file in its control
  29 archive (i.e. \fIDEBIAN/postrm\fP during package creation).
  30 .PP
  31 The script can be called in the following ways:
  32 .TP
  33 \fIpostrm\fP \fBremove\fP
  34 After the package was removed.
  35 .TP
  36 \fIpostrm\fP \fBpurge\fP
  37 After the package was purged.
  38 .TP
  39 \fIold-postrm\fP \fBupgrade\fP \fInew-version\fP
  40 After the package was upgraded.
  41 .TP
  42 \fInew-postrm\fI \fBfailed-upgrade\fP \fIold-version new-version\fP
  43 If the above \fBupgrade\fP call fails.
  44 .TP
  45 \fIpostrm\fP \fBdisappear\fP \fIoverwriter-package\fP \fIoverwriter-version\fP
  46 After all of the packages files have been replaced.
  47 .TP
  48 \fInew-postrm\fP \fBabort-install\fP
  49 If \fIpreinst\fP fails during install.
  50 .TP
  51 \fInew-postrm\fP \fBabort-install\fP \fIold-version new-version\fP
  52 If \fIpreinst\fP fails during upgrade of removed package.
  53 .TP
  54 \fInew-postrm\fP \fBabort-upgrade\fP \fIold-version new-version\fP
  55 If \fIpreinst\fP fails during upgrade.
  56 .
  57 .SH SEE ALSO
  58 .BR dpkg (1).