Bug#1076352: procps: leftover conffiles

On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 at 09:33, of1 wrote: > Just a note to point out that /etc/sysctl.conf is still referenced in > the sysctl manual. Is the file still a valid and usable conf file? > Yes, for procps sysctl. - Craig

Bug#1076352: procps: leftover conffiles

On 2024-10-22 00:30:32 +0200, of1 wrote: > Just a note to point out that /etc/sysctl.conf is still referenced in > the sysctl manual. Is the file still a valid and usable conf file? On a similar subject, I had reported https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1077187 about the sysctl

Bug#1076352: procps: leftover conffiles

Just a note to point out that /etc/sysctl.conf is still referenced in the sysctl manual. Is the file still a valid and usable conf file?

Bug#1076352: procps: leftover conffiles

Control: severity -1 serious Raising to serious because systemd has now removed the /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf symlink, which yields *silent* breakage. Make sure that the end user is aware of this change. -- Vincent Lefèvre - Web: 100% accessible validated (X)HTML -

Bug#1076352: procps: leftover conffiles

On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 at 10:20, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > I'd suggest to add the following to your package; dpkg should then > clean up the conffile automatically. Please test it, however. > >echo 'remove-on-upgrade /etc/sysctl.conf' >> debian/procps.conffiles Oh, I've not seen that method be

Bug#1076352: procps: leftover conffiles

Hi Craig, to cleanup this part: Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: > procps used to contain the DPKG conffile: > /etc/sysctl.conf > properly cleaned up on legacy installations: > $ dpkg-query --showformat='${Package}\n${Conffiles}\n' --show | awk '/^[^ > ]/{pkg=$1}/ obsolete$/{print pkg,$0}' | cu

Bug#1076352: procps: leftover conffiles

Little mistake from my side: # dpkg -S /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf systemd: /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf was a bit of a surprise that systemd contains the link for a file from propcs... nevertheless now that the target is no longer created, the link should probably go, too?! Cheers, Chris.

Bug#1076352: procps: leftover conffiles

Package: procps Version: 2:4.0.4-5 Severity: normal Hey. procps used to contain the DPKG conffile: /etc/sysctl.conf and additionally created: /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf Since this version, the former is no longer a conffile but not properly cleaned up on legacy installations: $ dpkg-query --