On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 05:45:08PM -0500, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > "Michael" == Michael D Crawford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Michael> That's why, when you update the xserver-xfree86, you > Michael> shouldn't overwrite the settings the user has laboured to > Michael> create. They are precious. > > I'm assuming you made a common mistake. While I agree that it would be > nice to make this bullet proof, I also know that it's often nearly > impossible to protect us from ourselves ;-)
I hit this the other night aswell, but I couldn't work out a way of making sure it didn't happen again. The XF86Config file says that "bits outside of ### DEBCONF START and END will not be touched" (I'm paraphrasing), so I moved the DEBCONF_START and DEBCONF_END so they were together at the end of the file, but really I want to set debconf to not mess with the file anymore. dpkg-reconfigure didn't give me the option, just asked me a load of x-setup question and rewrote the file again. I'm just glad backups are always made before debconf writes to files. Paul -- Paul Sargent mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
