On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 11:33:38AM +0000, Justin B Rye wrote: >Paul Gevers wrote: >>> I'd forgotten the *Buster* release notes *do* mention usrmerge: >>> >>> https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.html#merged-usr >>> >>> but we've taken that part out now. Could we perhaps recycle the >>> phrase "the usrmerge package exists to do the conversion if desired"? >> >> Sounds like a plan. > >That would give us something like the attached... >-- >JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian > sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
>diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk >index 4377402b..f926c775 100644 >--- a/en/issues.dbk >+++ b/en/issues.dbk >@@ -231,12 +231,18 @@ information mentioned in <xref linkend="morereading"/>. > > <listitem> > <para> >- Historically there was a reason to split root level >- <filename>bin</filename>, <filename>sbin</filename> and >- <filename>lib</filename> directories into >- <filename>/usr/</filename>, but that is no more. Debian >- bullseye will be the last Debian release that supports the >- non-merged-usr layout. >+ The historical justifications for the filesystem layout with >+ <filename>/bin</filename>, <filename>/sbin</filename>, and >+ <filename>/lib</filename> directories separate from their >+ equivalents under <filename>/usr</filename> no longer apply >+ today; see the <ulink >+ >url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/TheCaseForTheUsrMerge";>Freedesktop.org >+ summary</ulink>. Debian bullseye will be the last Debian >+ release that supports the non-merged-usr layout; for systems >+ with a legacy layout that have been upgraded without a >+ reinstall, the <systemitem >+ role="package">usrmerge</systemitem> package exists to do >+ the conversion if desired. > </para> > </listitem> > This looks pretty good but that last sentence makes me wish for something blunter (at the cost of more translation effort I guess) + summary</ulink>. Debian bullseye will be the last Debian + release that supports the non-merged-usr layout. If you + want to convert your system from the legacy layout to the + new layout, install the + <systemitem role="package">usrmerge</systemitem> package. Thanks for your work on this issue Vince
