deb-postrm(5)

NAME
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).