On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Ben Collins wrote: > > conffiles? Or maybe just to check which conffiles was modified? `dpkg -s > > package' only displays conffile with its MD5 sum. > > dpkg --force-help > > There are several --force-* options for conffiles, maybe one fits your > needs. To be honest, dpkg always prompts for modified conffiles, when > the new one is different than the original. It wont prompt when there is > no change in the original package. Might be a nice --force option to > always overwrite the conffiles with the one in the package. File a > wishlist bug.
But it didn't prompt when I changed conffile and then ran `apt-get --reinstall install package'. What is wrong? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.1.0-9_all.deb (Reading database ... 104688 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.1.0-9 (using .../xfree86-common_4.1.0-9_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xfree86-common ... Setting up xfree86-common (4.1.0-9) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dpkg -s xfree86-common|grep 99xfree86-common_start /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start da6461e3e340a3172369706840ac7eed [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# md5sum /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start 6e862bd671981edbde1fd2f6d02a72d0 /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start -- Piotr Roszatycki, Netia Telekom S.A. .''`. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `. `' `-
