From 6cc9d8c72a56563b6d1a12b8b441dfa9dde345e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julien Dessaux Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:29:52 +0200 Subject: Long overdue first commit with content --- content/en/blog/debian/force-package-removal.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/en/blog/debian/force-package-removal.md (limited to 'content/en/blog/debian/force-package-removal.md') 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 +{{< /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/.*inst`, locate the line that fails, comment it out and try to purge again. Repeat until success! -- cgit v1.2.3