On 2009-08-05 09:38 +0200, Hinko Kocevar wrote: > I've started using dpkg in the company I work for now. Before that I > was not familiar with the tool. > My question is in regard to the fact when/how are files installed in > /etc/default when I run 'dpkg -i pkg.deb'. > > What I've observed is that missing or modified file in /etc/default is > never installed or replaced, even when missing on the filesystem and > present in the deb package.
This is a feature, files below /etc shipped in packages are "conffiles"¹ that the sysadmin is free to modify and even delete. If you choose the latter, dpkg will not bring the files back on upgrades which would override your decision. > If file in /etc/default is missing it can be forced with 'dpkg > --force-all -i pkg.deb', that works. Actually the option you want is --force-confmiss, --force-all is pretty dangerous. > This is not the case for eg. files placed in /opt/bin (the same > package). Because these files are not conffiles and do not get the same special treatment. Sven ¹ Technically, conffiles are listed in the package, see dpkg(1) for details. You could ship conffiles outside /etc and files under /etc that are not conffiles, but both would be considered as serious bugs in Debian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
