On Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 05:38:39PM +1000, Craig Small wrote: > The symlink from /etc/sysctl.conf got removed because the configuration > part moved to another package. > > So either: > The upgrade notes need to mention to move the file; or > Some package, possibly procps, needs to detect a changed configuration file > and move it to the correct location.
I think if it was simply moved, then the package taking over the file should have the "adoption" logic. But AFAIK the new package does not install a conffile, so it cannot really adopt the old conffile either. OTOH given procps no longer ships the conffile, it should also not just leave an unowned conffile around. In this situation procps should probably leave a .dpkg-bak file if the conffile was modified. But this is also not the optimal result, as the file will not be read 8-) IMO the best option is to put good, tested advice into the release notes and into NEWS.Debian of procps. Stable update for the NEWS.Debian change should also be uncontroversial in my opinion. Chris
