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+# dpkg manual page - deb-postrm(5)
+#
+# Copyright © 2016 Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+#
+# This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+=encoding utf8
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+deb-postrm - package post-removal maintainer script
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<DEBIAN/postrm>
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+A package can perform several post-removal actions via maintainer
+scripts, by including an executable I<postrm> file in its control
+archive (i.e. I<DEBIAN/postrm> during package creation).
+
+The script can be called in the following ways:
+
+=over
+
+=item I<postrm> B<remove>
+
+After the package was removed.
+
+=item I<postrm> B<purge>
+
+After the package was purged.
+
+=item I<old-postrm> B<upgrade> I<new-version>
+
+After the package was upgraded.
+
+=item I<new-postrm> B<failed-upgrade> I<old-version> I<new-version>
+
+If the above B<upgrade> call fails.
+
+The I<new-version> is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
+
+=item I<postrm> B<disappear> I<overwriter-package> I<overwriter-version>
+
+After all of the packages files have been replaced.
+
+=item I<new-postrm> B<abort-install>
+
+If I<preinst> fails during B<install>.
+
+=item I<new-postrm> B<abort-install> I<old-version> I<new-version>
+
+If I<preinst> fails during B<install> for an upgrade of a removed package.
+
+The I<new-version> is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
+
+=item I<new-postrm> B<abort-upgrade> I<old-version> I<new-version>
+
+If I<preinst> fails during B<upgrade>.
+
+The I<new-version> is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+B<dpkg>(1).