since a standalone modprobe will fail gracefully if the module isnt available, calling modprobe wont do any harm from the postinst ... the original debian code forced modprobe through the --first-time option to fail completely if it couldnt be executed (if there is no module or its already loaded)
-- fuse-utils 2.5.3-2.1ubuntu3 installation (edgy) crashes in post installation phase https://launchpad.net/bugs/63132 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
