Debian policy is quite clear on the subject: """10.7.2 Location Any configuration files created or used by your package must reside in /etc. If there are several, consider creating a subdirectory of /etc named after your package.
If your package creates or uses configuration files outside of /etc, and it is not feasible to modify the package to use /etc directly, put the files in /etc and create symbolic links to those files from the location that the package requires.""" See http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-config-files If I felt my /etc was full of files, I would not submit a bug against a package which has only one file in it. I would close this bug or tag is a "wontfix". Regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]