Hi Jon, On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 10:47 PM Jon Gough <jonsgo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/5/21 12:17 am, Kris Deugau wrote: > > Jon Gough wrote: > > The user install plugins can vary between very simple with a config file > and a couple of icons up to complex with large data >1GB and hundreds of > icons. > > So, if debs must not touch files in $HOME but is allowed to create files > there (is that not a contradiction?) where else could the 'system' files be > placed? > > > The actual .deb *package* (by way of the programs that install/uninstall > packages) may not make changes to files under $HOME. > > The program *within* a .deb may (and in many cases is expected to) create. > alter, and/or delete some selection of files in $HOME. > > If a plugin is to be considered a "system" addition, it must be packaged > (either with the main program, or as a separate optional package). > Otherwise it's not a system file so far as the packaging system is > concerned. > > Is there a process that allows the deb to 'clean up' the application when > the application is uninstalled, in particular any 'install' artefacts that > have been installed by plugins? > > > Not really. The Firefox package, for instance, won't clear up the > leftover cache data, bookmarks, and other configuration from users' $HOME > when uninstalled - including things like addons the user may have installed > direct from the Mozilla addons site. > > -kgd > > Hi, > So, any user installable application extension/plugin which has > executables and supporting data is left behind on the system when the > owning application is removed or updated using the system installation > process? This is accepted behaviour? Shouldn't applications clean up after > themselves and not leave user systems with junk lying around? > > I guess what people in this thread are trying to tell you that you're supposed to package plugins as Debian packages if they're too big to be in ~/.local/; the same is true for any plugin you want to be uninstalled when the application gets uninstalled. So, if you think that leaving the plugins behind is unacceptable, you have to package it. Regards, -- Bye, Erik. http://efficito.com -- Hosted accounting and ERP. Robust and Flexible. No vendor lock-in.
