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Force package removal 2015-01-27 How to force the removal of a package
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How to force the removal of a package

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/<package>.*inst, locate the line that fails, comment it out and try to purge again. Repeat until success!