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deb-prerm(5)                    dpkg suite                   deb-prerm(5)
       deb-prerm - package pre-removal maintainer script
       DEBIAN/prerm
       A package can perform several pre-removal actions via maintainer
       scripts, by including an executable prerm file in its control
       archive (i.e. DEBIAN/prerm during package creation).
       The script can be called in the following ways:
       prerm remove
           Before the package is removed.
       old-prerm upgrade new-version
           Before an upgrade.
       new-prerm failed-upgrade old-version new-version
           If the above upgrade fails.
           The new-version is passed only since dpkg 1.18.5.
       prerm deconfigure in-favour new-package new-version
           [ removing old-package old-version ]
           Before package is deconfigured while dependency is replaced
           due to conflict.
       prerm remove in-favour new-package new-version
           Before the package is replaced due to conflict.
       dpkg(1).
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1.22.0-52-g1af0                 2023-08-30                   deb-prerm(5)
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