Dear Sascha, Le 29/11/2016 à 15:24, Sascha Steinbiss a écrit : >>> >>> Then, we conflict the packages with each other and dpkg-divert the >>> /usr/bin/suricata file in suricata-hyperscan. >> >> If both packages conflict with each other, then you don't need >> dpkg-divert. > > One could think of multiple approaches with varying modularity.
You can thing of many ways, but: >> And dpkg-divert is mainly useful when you want to replace a >> file that is not under your own control, otherwise using the alternatives >> system is usually preferred. > > Interesting. I assume this would require using unique installation paths > for both the Hyperscan-enabled and non-enabled /usr/bin/suricata > versions, neither of which should be /usr/bin/suricata? Exactly, plus a pair of symlinks with a default value and sysadmin control. The standard way is using the alternatives system: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianAlternatives Don't complicate life for your users, use this system. Regards, Thibaut.
