diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index fdc6fd6c..4e39fb90 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -250,11 +250,13 @@ debian/alternc-slave.install -text
 debian/alternc-slave.links -text
 debian/alternc-slave.logrotate -text
 debian/alternc-slave.postinst -text
+debian/alternc-slave.postrm -text
 debian/alternc.cron.d -text
 debian/alternc.dirs -text
 debian/alternc.links -text
 debian/alternc.logrotate -text
 debian/alternc.postinst -text
+debian/alternc.postrm -text
 debian/changelog -text
 debian/compat -text
 debian/config -text
@@ -265,7 +267,6 @@ debian/lintian-override -text
 debian/po/POTFILES.in -text
 debian/po/fr.po -text
 debian/po/templates.pot -text
-debian/postrm -text
 debian/preinst -text
 debian/prerm -text
 debian/rules -text
diff --git a/debian/alternc-slave.postrm b/debian/alternc-slave.postrm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a5d52e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/alternc-slave.postrm
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+
+#     * postrm remove
+#     * postrm purge 
+#     * old-postrm upgrade new-version
+#     * new-postrm failed-upgrade old-version
+#     * new-postrm abort-install
+#     * new-postrm abort-install old-version
+#     * new-postrm abort-upgrade old-version
+#     * disappearer's-postrm disappear overwriter overwriter-version
+
+case "$1" in
+  purge)
+    rm -f /etc/alternc/local.sh /etc/alternc/my.cnf /etc/alternc/bureau.conf
+    rm -f /var/backups/alternc/etc-installed.tar.gz
+
+    db_input high alternc/postrm_remove_datafiles || true
+    db_go
+    db_get alternc/postrm_remove_datafiles || true
+    if [ "$RET" = "true" ]; then
+      rm -rf /var/backups/alternc
+    fi
+
+    rm -f /etc/apache/conf.d/override_php.conf /etc/apache/conf.d/alternc-ssl.conf /etc/apache/conf.d/alternc.conf
+    ;;
+  remove|upgrade|failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade)
+    ;;
+  disappear)
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "postrm 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
+
+# vim: et sw=4
diff --git a/debian/postrm b/debian/alternc.postrm
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/postrm
rename to debian/alternc.postrm