On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 06:19:39PM +0100, Tobias Grimm wrote: > Hi! > > I'm working on a nvram-wakeup package for a Debian based VDR > distribution (c't vdr). nvram-wakeup needs a special kernel-image, that > forces a shutdown on the next reboot. Normally this image is installed > to /boot and a new section has to be added to lilo.conf: > > image = /boot/bzImage.poweroff > label = PowerOff > > It wouldn't be a problem to modify the lilo.conf in the maintainer > script, but I'm not sure if this is the way this should be done.
Yes it is, it's a policy violation. > > What's the best way to add a section to the lilo.conf during package > installation (and remove it when uninstalling)? If the lilo manager does not provide a script to manage lilo.conf, or does not provide a way to "hook" things into it (the answer to both question is, I believe, that it doesn't), IMHO you can only add a debconf note telling the admin what he needs to do in order to enable the package. Regards Javi
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