On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:19:01 +0200 Francesco Poli (t1000) wrote: [...] > I think that it should be removed from users' systems, but some users > may have customized this system-wide configuration file, hence a > strategy to preserve those local modifications should be implemented. > > I don't know which is the recommended practice in these cases: you > probably know better.
This blog entry seems to describe the recommended method to remove an obsolete conffile: http://raphaelhertzog.com/2010/10/07/the-right-way-to-remove-an-obsolete-conffile-in-a-debian-package/ I hope this helps. Bye. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/progs/scripts/pdebuild-hooks.html Need some pdebuild hook scripts? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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