Why isn't debconf the single source of truth for tzdata configuration? If
you used debconf then people wouldn't rely on implementation details to
correctly configure their systems. Abstract configuration from
implementation (i.e. separate timezone from is the file a link?, where is
it located?, which file needs the right information?)

https://stackoverflow.com/a/2069366 would be the top vote and everybody
would have (or soon obtain) a good (some) understanding of debconf.

All people need to know is what question is going to get asked, or needs
answering (debconf-show + some documentation). Isn't that how debian is
supposed to work? https://wiki.debian.org/debconf

The original timezone configuration would get assigned with:

$ echo "tzdata tzdata/Areas select Asia" | sudo debconf-set-selections

$ echo "tzdata tzdata/Zones/Asia select Tokyo" | sudo debconf-set-selection

$ dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive tzdata

-- 
Best,
Raymond Chetty

raymond.che...@berkeley.edu

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