This bug was fixed in the package base-files - 11ubuntu11 --------------- base-files (11ubuntu11) groovy; urgency=medium
* Move the /etc/default/motd-news conffile to the motd-news-config package (LP: #1888575): - d/base-files.maintscript: remove /etc/default/motd-news config file on upgrade - d/control: break on ubuntu-server << 1.453 to force an upgrade if it is installed, which will pull motd-news-config and the conffile back in - d/motd-news-config.postinst: + handle the upgrade case where the motd-news config file was changed while it belonged to base-files + disable motd-news if the config file was removed by hand before the upgrade - d/postinst.in: signal the motd-news-config package if the motd-news config file was removed manually before the upgrade - d/control: new motd-news-config package, carrying the configuration file for the /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news script. - d/rules, d/motd-news-config.install: /e/d/motd-news is in the motd-news-config package now -- Andreas Hasenack <andr...@canonical.com> Mon, 10 Aug 2020 21:02:37 +0000 ** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Groovy) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888575 Title: Split motd-news config into a new package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1888575/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs