# make sure:
# localepurge localepurge/nopurge multiselect ....
# is set so localepurge works as expected
-if [ -x $target/usr/sbin/localepurge ] ; then
+if $ROOTCMD dpkg --list localepurge >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
$ROOTCMD dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive localepurge
fi