# before
$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge mozilla-firefox
dpkg: mozilla-firefox: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
mozilla-firefox-gnome-support depends on mozilla-firefox (= 1.0-4).
(Reading database ... 82173 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mozilla-firefox ...
Purging configuration files for mozilla-firefox ...
$ sudo dpkg --purge mozilla-firefox-gnome-support
(Reading database ... 81699 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mozilla-firefox-gnome-support ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support.postrm: line 5: update-mozilla-firefox-chrome: command not found
dpkg: error processing mozilla-firefox-gnome-support (--purge):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
mozilla-firefox-gnome-support
# after
$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge mozilla-firefox
dpkg: mozilla-firefox: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
mozilla-firefox-gnome-support depends on mozilla-firefox (= 1.0+dfsg.1-1.1).
(Reading database ... 82172 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mozilla-firefox ...
Purging configuration files for mozilla-firefox ...
$ sudo dpkg --purge mozilla-firefox-gnome-support
(Reading database ... 81699 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mozilla-firefox-gnome-support ...
Purging configuration files for mozilla-firefox-gnome-support ...
just checked the following patch works:
# before firefox- gnome-support depends on mozilla-firefox (= 1.0-4). firefox- gnome-support firefox- gnome-support ... dpkg/info/ mozilla- firefox- gnome-support. postrm: line 5: update- mozilla- firefox- chrome: command not found firefox- gnome-support (--purge): firefox- gnome-support
$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge mozilla-firefox
dpkg: mozilla-firefox: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
mozilla-
(Reading database ... 82173 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mozilla-firefox ...
Purging configuration files for mozilla-firefox ...
$ sudo dpkg --purge mozilla-
(Reading database ... 81699 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mozilla-
/var/lib/
dpkg: error processing mozilla-
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
mozilla-
# after firefox- gnome-support depends on mozilla-firefox (= 1.0+dfsg.1-1.1). firefox- gnome-support firefox- gnome-support ... firefox- gnome-support ...
$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge mozilla-firefox
dpkg: mozilla-firefox: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
mozilla-
(Reading database ... 82172 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mozilla-firefox ...
Purging configuration files for mozilla-firefox ...
$ sudo dpkg --purge mozilla-
(Reading database ... 81699 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mozilla-
Purging configuration files for mozilla-