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<html> <head> <title>deb-preinst</title> <META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="deb-preinst"> </head> <body BGCOLOR="#ffffff" LINK="#0000ff" VLINK="#0000ff" ALINK="#0000ff" TEXT="#000000"> <center> <h1><b>deb-preinst</b></h1></center> <PRE> <STRONG><A HREF="/man5/deb-preinst">deb-preinst(5)</A></STRONG> dpkg suite <STRONG><A HREF="/man5/deb-preinst">deb-preinst(5)</A></STRONG> NAME deb-preinst - package pre-installation maintainer script SYNOPSIS preinst DESCRIPTION A package can perform several pre-installation actions via maintainer scripts, by including an executable preinst file in its control archive (i.e. DEBIAN/preinst during package creation). The script can be called in the following ways: new-preinst install Before the package is installed. new-preinst install old-version new-version Before removed package is upgraded. new-preinst upgrade old-version new-version Before the package is upgraded. old-preinst abort-upgrade new-version If postrm fails during upgrade or fails on failed upgrade. SEE ALSO <STRONG><A HREF="/man1/dpkg">dpkg(1)</A></STRONG>. 1.19.7 2022-05-25 <STRONG><A HREF="/man5/deb-preinst">deb-preinst(5)</A></STRONG></PRE> <center> <h6>Man Pages Copyright Respective Owners. Site Copyright (C) 1994 - 2025 <a href="http://www.he.net">Hurricane Electric</a>. All Rights Reserved.</h6></center> </body> </html>