half-installed??”An attempt was made to install the package, but an error prevented it
from finishing.
unpacked??”The files have been extracted from the package, but any post-extract configuration
steps have not yet been performed.
half-configured??”The post-extract configuration was started, but an error prevented it
from finishing.
installed??”The package is fully installed and configured.
config-files??”The package was removed, but the configuration files still exist on the system.
If you have manually removed a configuration file and want to get it back by reinstalling
the package, you can do so by passing the --force-confmiss option to dpkg. Doing
so will not overwrite the other configuration files for that package. If you want to start over with all
of the original configuration files, you can also pass the --force-confnew option.
The package selection state indicates what state you want the package to be in. Changes to package
status through dpkg happen immediately when using the --install, --remove, and --purge
options on a package, but other uses and tools will instead set this flag and then process any pending
changes in a batch. The package selection state is one of the following:
install??”The package should be installed.
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