On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 01:07:05 +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Well, the solution to this problem is to _never_ use debconf to store >information. The configuration info should be stored in the >configuration files, and the current debconf values should be set >based on the content of the configuration files. The values in the >debconf database should only be used when no configuration file exist. > >(This is sometimes summarized using statements like 'debconf is not a >registry'.)
Why is the information given during package installation stored persistently in the first place? Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
