mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/PAQUET.* /tmp/ dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq PAQUET Or even more simple way. An example: sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/packagename-here* sudo dpkg -r --force-depends --force-remove-reinstreq packagename-here https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=275992#p1543182 http://www.piprime.fr/1480/manually-remove-broken-package-debian-ubuntu/