Nicolas Braud-Santoni writes ("Re: Bug#899299: libu2f-udev: Post-inst script should make udev reload rules"): > On Sun, Jun 03, 2018 at 06:20:03PM +0100, James Cowgill wrote: > > Running a command from another package in postinst only requires a > > normal Depends - not a Pre-Depends. > > OK. I had assumed calling udevadm before udev was configured was wrong, > thanks for the clarification.
Some packages support certain operations even before they are configured, but probably not this one, although I haven't checked. But: if you declare a Depends on udev, then udev *will* be configured before your postinst is run. That is what James is referring to above. Ian.