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this relies on a requirement that is not part of my (2.7.12) stdlib; i almost deleted it. instead, i will keep for fun and note the requirement for further research
author Jeff Hammel <k0scist@gmail.com>
date Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:09:04 -0700
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#!/bin/bash
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# really remove Ubuntu packages
# http://www.piprime.fr/1480/manually-remove-broken-package-debian-ubuntu/

for PACKAGE in $@
do
  echo "Removing ${PACKAGE}"
  sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/${PACKAGE}.* /tmp/
  sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq ${PACKAGE}
done