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INFORMATION ABOUT PACKAGES

dpkg maintains some usable information about available packages. The information is divided in three classes: states, selection states and flags. These values are intended to be changed mainly with dselect.

Package states not-installed The package is not installed on your system.

config-files Only the configuration files of the package exist on the system.

half-installed The installation of the package has been started, but not completed for some reason.

unpacked The package is unpacked, but not configured.

half-configured The package is unpacked and configuration has been started, but not yet completed for some reason.

triggers-awaited The package awaits trigger processing by another package.

triggers-pending The package has been triggered.

installed The package is correctly unpacked and configured.

Package selection states install The package is selected for installation.

hold A package marked to be on hold is not handled by dpkg, unless forced to do that with option --force-hold.

deinstall The package is selected for deinstallation (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files).

purge The package is selected to be purged (i.e. we want to remove everything from system directories, even configuration files).

unknown The package selection is unknown. A package that is also in a not-installed state, and with an ok flag will be forgotten in the next database store.

Package flags ok A package marked ok is in a known state, but might need further processing.

reinstreq A package marked reinstreq is broken and requires reinstallation. These packages cannot be removed, unless forced with option --force-remove-reinstreq.