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author | Julien Dessaux | 2020-04-28 17:29:52 +0200 |
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committer | Julien Dessaux | 2020-04-28 17:29:52 +0200 |
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diff --git a/content/en/blog/debian/force-package-removal.md b/content/en/blog/debian/force-package-removal.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c1a4862 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/en/blog/debian/force-package-removal.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +--- +title: "Force package removal" +linkTitle: "Force package removal" +date: 2015-01-27 +description: > + Force package removal +--- + +Here is how to force package removal when post-uninstall script fails : +{{< highlight sh >}} +dpkg --purge --force-all <package> +{{< /highlight >}} + +There is another option if you need to be smarter or if it is a pre-uninstall script that fails. Look at `/var/lib/dpkg/info/<package>.*inst`, locate the line that fails, comment it out and try to purge again. Repeat until success! |