Re: Maintaining package modifications in a systemic way

2015-10-26 Thread Teemu Likonen
Ondřej Grover [2015-10-26 07:48:35+01] wrote: > this is very close to what I wanted. And if I'm not mistaken, the dpkg > log will inform me about packages installing diversions, so I will > notice when some new package wants to install a new version and > compare them. However, I will have to reme

Re: Maintaining package modifications in a systemic way

2015-10-25 Thread Ondřej Grover
Thank you Teemu, this is very close to what I wanted. And if I'm not mistaken, the dpkg log will inform me about packages installing diversions, so I will notice when some new package wants to install a new version and compare them. However, I will have to remember that the diversion was made by m

Re: Maintaining package modifications in a systemic way

2015-10-25 Thread Teemu Likonen
Ondřej Grover [2015-10-25 08:47:23+01] wrote: > I often come across a situation where I need to apply a few simple > patches to a script in /usr/bin or so. Simply changing the script > works, but it will be overridden on any new upgrade. > I look forward to your recommendations on how to manage l