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On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 21:36:44 +0000 ca...@allfreemail.net wrote: [...] > Dear Maintainer, > > your package installs the filename apt-listbugs to both bin and sbin as > opposed to just one of those locations. Hello, thanks for your bug report. The command 'apt-listbugs' is installed to /usr/bin and a symbolic link to it is installed to /usr/sbin . A long time ago, the package used to only install the command to /usr/sbin , but apt-listbugs may be useful for unprivileged users too (for some of its functionalities), hence it was moved to /usr/bin , with a symlink from /usr/sbin for backward compatibility (to avoid breaking possible custom scripts with the full path hardcoded...). > > This causes a problem on a filesystem layout where bin and sbin are merged > into a single real directory, typically by sbin being a symlink to bin. This layout is not currently supported by Debian, as far as I can tell. > Such a filesystem layout has become standard on some distributions now, and > others are moving onto in their next releases. Which distributions? I am not aware of any plans in Debian to move in that direction. See the [usrmerge FAQ], which includes, in part: [...] | Is this about merging /usr/bin/ and /usr/sbin/? | | No, there are no plans to do that. [...] [usrmerge FAQ]: <https://wiki.debian.org/UsrMerge> Could you please elaborate a bit more on why you think this feature of the apt-listbugs Debian package could be an issue? Which other distributions (Debian-derivatives or otherwise) include apt-listbugs? Without massive modifications, apt-listbugs can only be useful for APT-based distributions with a debbugs-based bug tracking system. As far as I know, there are no other such distributions beyond Debian. Do you happen to know any? > > Please pick one location and install it only there. /usr/bin is preferred > over any other location. I am a bit hesitant to do so (risking to break random custom scripts), unless there's a good reason. If you explain which distributions are or could be affected by this feature of apt-listbugs, I will think about it. Otherwise, I can close this bug report, since what you are reporting does not seem to be an actual issue for Debian. > > Thank you for maintaining software in debian. You're welcome. Thanks to you for caring about apt-listbugs! -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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