Ci sarebbe questo (ho dato un'occhiata fugace alla man page):
reinst-required
A package marked reinst-required is broken and
requires reinstallation. These packages cannot be
removed, unless forced with option --force-rein
streq.
--force-things | --no-force-things | --refuse-things
Force or refuse (no-force and refuse mean the same
thing) to do some things. things is a comma sepa
rated list of things specified below. --force-help
displays a message describing them. Things marked
with (*) are forced by default.
dove per force-thing potresti usare
remove-reinstreq: Remove a package, even if it's
broken and marked to require reinstallation. This
may, for example, cause parts of the package to
remain on the system, which will then be forgotten
by dpkg.
ma io non l'ho mai usato per cui prendilo con le pinze, eh..