On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Sven Joachim<svenj...@gmx.de> wrote: > 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"? > 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. >
Let me note that I was trying to reinstall the same version of the package. I guess this would behave differently if the package versions were different. Need to test this by myself... >> 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. Ok. > >> 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. > That was my assumption also. Best regards, Hinko -- .. the more I see the less I believe.., AE AoR -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
