dpkg : how to ignore error in post/pre scripts

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Reddy picture Reddy · Feb 16, 2012 · Viewed 23.3k times · Source

I've develop debian packages and have syntax mistake in my post/pre script (postrm in my case). I install package successfully, but now i can't remove this package :

/var/lib/dpkg/info/blablabla.postrm: 11: Syntax error: ";;" unexpected
dpkg: error processing blablabla (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2

How can ignore it and completely remove package?

Answer

wangguoqin1001 picture wangguoqin1001 · Feb 19, 2012

Well, personally I have no idea about this either. If --force-all doesn't work, I would simply edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/blablabla.postrm to get it right. You're removing the package so won't be worried about the script which will be soon removed, will you?

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