debian man page for dpkg-remove

DPKG-REMOVE(8)							      dlocate							    DPKG-REMOVE(8)

NAME
       dpkg-remove - program to flag for removal a package or packages

SYNOPSIS
       dpkg-remove [PACKAGE...]

DESCRIPTION
       dpkg-remove marks package(s) to be held.

       It achieves this by running `dpkg --set-selections' and piping in the package name(s) followed by `deinstall'.

       NOTE:  this  program  does not install, remove, purge any package. it ONLY sets the status of the package. any actual removal or purging is
       done the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.

SEE ALSO
       dpkg(1), dpkg-hold(1), dpkg-unhold(1), dpkg-purge(1)

AUTHOR
       dpkg-remove was written Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au>. dpkg-remove is Free Software placed in the public domain.

Debian Project							    2009-06-02							    DPKG-REMOVE(8)