Debconf is not a registry (was: Right Way to make a configuration package)
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 01:07:05 +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen
<pere@hungry.com> 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
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