postinst is in apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.21.
This file is a maintainer script. It is executed when installing (*inst) or removing (*rm) the package.
The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.
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set -e
# summary of how this script can be called:
#        * <postinst> `configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
#        * <old-postinst> `abort-upgrade' <new version>
#        * <conflictor's-postinst> `abort-remove' `in-favour' <package>
#          <new-version>
#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> `abort-deconfigure' `in-favour'
#          <failed-install-package> <version> `removing'
#          <conflicting-package> <version>
# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
# the debian-policy package
case "$1" in
    configure)
	SECRING='/etc/apt/secring.gpg'
	# test if secring is an empty normal file
	if test -f $SECRING -a ! -s $SECRING; then
		rm -f $SECRING
	fi
	apt-key update
        # ensure tighter permissons on the logs, see LP: #975199
        if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7; then
            # ensure permissions are right
            chmod -f 0640 /var/log/apt/term.log* || true
        fi
        if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.9; then
            /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal
        fi
    ;;
    abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
    ;;
    *)
        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
        exit 1
    ;;
esac
# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
# generated by other debhelper scripts.
exit 0
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