Installation scripts order
Execution order of installation scripts (preInstallScript, preRemoveScript, postInstallScript, postRemoveScript) is different for DEB and RPM packages.
NOTE! 'remove' scripts is using from old version!
DEB scripts order
Useful link: https://wiki.debian.org/MaintainerScripts
DEB (apt) Install v2.2.2:
[*] Before install (2.2.2 : deb : install)
[*] After install (2.2.2 : deb : configure)
DEB (apt) Upgrade v1.1.1 -> v2.2.2:
[*] Before remove (1.1.1 : deb : upgrade)
[*] Before install (2.2.2 : deb : upgrade)
[*] After remove (1.1.1 : deb : upgrade)
[*] After install (2.2.2 : deb : configure)
DEB (apt) Remove:
[*] Before remove (1.1.1 : deb : remove)
[*] After remove (1.1.1 : deb : remove)
RPM scripts order
Useful link: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Scriptlets/
When scriptlets are called, they will be supplied with an argument. This argument, accessed via $1 (for shell scripts) is the number of packages of this name which will be left on the system when the action completes.
RPM (dnf) install:
[*] Before install (2.2.2 : rpm : 1)
[*] After install (2.2.2 : rpm : 1)
RPM (dnf) upgrade:
[*] Before install (2.2.2 : rpm : 2)
[*] After install (2.2.2 : rpm : 2)
[*] Before remove (1.1.1 : rpm : 1)
[*] After remove (1.1.1 : rpm : 1)
RPM (dnf) remove:
[*] Before remove (2.2.2 : rpm : 0)
[*] After remove (2.2.2 : rpm : 0)