--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+# prerm script for vicar
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
+set -e
+
+# summary of how this script can be called:
+# * <prerm> `remove'
+# * <old-prerm> `upgrade' <new-version>
+# * <new-prerm> `failed-upgrade' <old-version>
+# * <conflictor's-prerm> `remove' `in-favour' <package> <new-version>
+# * <deconfigured's-prerm> `deconfigure' `in-favour'
+# <package-being-installed> <version> `removing'
+# <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package
+
+
+case "$1" in
+ remove|deconfigure)
+
+ eval $(dbus-launch --sh-syntax)
+ export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
+ export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID
+
+ echo "Deleting Vicar Telepathy account ..."
+ [[ -x /opt/vicar/bin/vicar-utils ]] && su - user -c "exec /opt/vicar/bin/vicar-utils REMOVE"
+
+ echo "Deleting Vicar Profiles database ..."
+ [[ -x /opt/vicar/bin/vicar-utils ]] && su - user -c "exec /opt/vicar/bin/vicar-utils DROPDB"
+
+ # Kill any running instances of the daemon (only used on Linux based systems)
+ killall -q vicar-daemon || true
+ killall -q vicar-telepathy || true
+ ;;
+
+ upgrade)
+ # Kill any running instances of the daemon (only used on Linux based systems)
+ killall -q vicar-daemon || true
+ killall -q vicar-telepathy || true
+ ;;
+
+ failed-upgrade)
+ ;;
+
+ *)
+ echo "prerm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+ exit 1
+ ;;
+esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0