preuninstall
Preuninstall, often written as pre-uninstall or preun, refers to a packaging phase or script that runs before a software package is removed from a system. It is intended to allow cleanup, preparation, or final checks prior to the deletion of package files.
In RPM-based distributions, such as Red Hat, Fedora, and CentOS, the preuninstall step is implemented as a
Debian-based systems use a related mechanism called prerm (pre-removal), which serves a similar purpose within the
Common tasks performed in preuninstall phases include stopping daemons, cleaning up runtime state, notifying other components
Limitations and scope should be noted: not all uninstall operations trigger a preuninstall phase, and some