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2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/archival/dpkg.c b/archival/dpkg.c
index 165be794e..dfae9ed70 100644
--- a/archival/dpkg.c
+++ b/archival/dpkg.c
@@ -1141,6 +1141,8 @@ void remove_package(const unsigned int package_num)
         char conffile_name[package_name_length + 30];
         int return_value;
 
+        printf("Removing %s ...\n", package_name);
+
         /* run prerm script */
         return_value = run_package_script(package_name, "prem");
         if (return_value == -1) {
@@ -1364,7 +1366,7 @@ extern int dpkg_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 search_name_hashtable(argv[optind]),
                                 search_name_hashtable("ANY"), VER_ANY);
                         if (package_hashtable[deb_file[deb_count]->package] == NULL) {
-                                error_msg_and_die("unknown package, %s\n", argv[optind]);
+                                error_msg_and_die("Package %s is uninstalled or unknown\n", argv[optind]);
                         }
                         state_status = get_status(search_status_hashtable(name_hashtable[package_hashtable[deb_file[deb_count]->package]->name]), 3);
 
diff --git a/dpkg.c b/dpkg.c
index 165be794e..dfae9ed70 100644
--- a/dpkg.c
+++ b/dpkg.c
@@ -1141,6 +1141,8 @@ void remove_package(const unsigned int package_num)
         char conffile_name[package_name_length + 30];
         int return_value;
 
+        printf("Removing %s ...\n", package_name);
+
         /* run prerm script */
         return_value = run_package_script(package_name, "prem");
         if (return_value == -1) {
@@ -1364,7 +1366,7 @@ extern int dpkg_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 search_name_hashtable(argv[optind]),
                                 search_name_hashtable("ANY"), VER_ANY);
                         if (package_hashtable[deb_file[deb_count]->package] == NULL) {
-                                error_msg_and_die("unknown package, %s\n", argv[optind]);
+                                error_msg_and_die("Package %s is uninstalled or unknown\n", argv[optind]);
                         }
                         state_status = get_status(search_status_hashtable(name_hashtable[package_hashtable[deb_file[deb_count]->package]->name]), 3);