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.TH DPKG-REMOVE 1 "November 2007"
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dpkg-remove - program to flag for removal a package or packages
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.RI [ PACKAGE .\|.\|.]
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marks package(s) to be held.
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It achieves this by running `dpkg --set-selections' and piping in the
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package name(s) followed by `deinstall'.
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NOTE: this program does not install, remove, purge any package. it ONLY
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sets the status of the package. any actual removal or purging is done
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the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.
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dpkg-remove was written Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au>. dpkg-remove is Free Software placed in the public domain.