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title: "Force package removal"
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date: 2015-01-27
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description: How to force the removal of a package
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tags:
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- Debian
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---
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## How to force the removal of a package
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Here is how to force package removal when post-uninstall script fails :
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{{< highlight sh >}}
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dpkg --purge --force-all <package>
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{{< /highlight >}}
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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!
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