From 3a4967cbcf8d93321d8daa9d3448126fd8a3c3c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Griffiths <dgriffiths@widgit.io>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 16:45:19 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure packages are installed before removing them

---
 provision/provision-helpers.sh | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/provision/provision-helpers.sh b/provision/provision-helpers.sh
index 2db5e0fdf..139a9c9e8 100755
--- a/provision/provision-helpers.sh
+++ b/provision/provision-helpers.sh
@@ -454,6 +454,15 @@ export -f vvv_package_install
 vvv_package_remove() {
   declare -a packages=($@)
 
+  # Ensure packages are actually installed before removing them
+  if [ ${#packages[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+    for package in "${packages[@]}"; do
+      if ! dpkg -s "${package}"; then
+        packages=("${packages[@]/$package}")
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+
   if [ ${#packages[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
     vvv_info " * No packages to remove"
     return 0