package: dpkg version: 1.3.14 I have a netdiag package from which I removed the postrm script. Here is a result of trying to install the package after that change:
# dpkg -i netdiag*5_i386.deb (Reading database ... 20335 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace netdiag 0.2-3 (using netdiag_0.2-5_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement netdiag ... Removing easy access links for traceroute and tcpdump rm: /usr/bin/traceroute: No such file or directory rm: /usr/bin/tcpdump: No such file or directory dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... dpkg: error processing netdiag_0.2-5_i386.deb (--install): there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up Errors were encountered while processing: netdiag_0.2-5_i386.deb I think it should just accept that there is no such thing as a postrm script anymore.
