Bug#1102258: update of keyboard-configuration *partially* overwrote customization of /etc/default/keyboard
Package: keyboard-configuration
An update *partially* overwrote customization of /etc/default/keyboard.
There is no .dpkg-old (nor .dpkg-new) file:
/etc/default# ls key*
keyboard
An update of the package 'keyboard-configuration' occurred at the time
that the configuration changed:
/var/log/apt/history.log:
Start-Date: 2025-04-05 19:56:58
Upgrade: ...,keyboard-configuration:amd64 (1.235, 1.236),...
A diff of the config from a snapshot created by an apt pre-invoke hook
immediately before keyboard-configuration was updated, compared to the
next snapshot taken:
diff -u root.20250405T195656-0700/etc/default/keyboard
root.20250405T202859-0700/etc/default/keyboard
--- root.20250405T195656-0700/etc/default/keyboard 2025-03-31
11:36:13.516758707 -0700
+++ root.20250405T202859-0700/etc/default/keyboard 2025-04-05
19:58:16.629410505 -0700
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
# double shift = capslock
# single shift = release capslock
# Add back ctrl-alt-bksp to kill X server
-XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps,shift:both_capslock_cancel,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
+XKBOPTIONS="terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
BACKSPACE="guess"
I reverted my config, but this behavior was both unexpected and
destructive.
IIRC, I used 'dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration' to initially add
"terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp", while all other changes were made by directly
editing /etc/default/keyboard.
cat /etc/debian_version
trixie/sid
Full list of packages that were updated at the same time as
keyboard-configuration (as well as logfile context showing they were the
only packages updated during the period of the snapshots used for the
diff of /etc/default/keyboard, above):
Start-Date: 2025-04-05 19:56:58
Commandline: apt upgrade
Install: linux-kbuild-6.12.21:amd64 (6.12.21-1, automatic),
linux-image-6.12.21-amd64:amd64 (6.12.21-1, automatic),
linux-headers-6.12.21-amd64:amd64 (6.12.21-1, automatic),
android-udev-rules:amd64 (0~20250314+ds-2, automatic),
linux-headers-6.12.21-common:amd64 (6.12.21-1, automatic)
Upgrade: python3-apparmor:amd64 (4.1.0~beta5-5, 4.1.0~beta5-6),
console-setup:amd64 (1.235, 1.236), libdrm-dev:amd64 (2.4.124-1,
2.4.124-2), android-liblog:amd64 (1:34.0.5-11, 1:34.0.5-12),
qt6-wayland:amd64 (6.8.2-3, 6.8.2-4), calibre-bin:amd64 (8.1.1+ds-1,
8.2.1+ds-1), adb:amd64 (1:34.0.5-11, 1:34.0.5-12),
libqt6wlshellintegration6:amd64 (6.8.2-3, 6.8.2-4), libfwupd3:amd64
(2.0.7-2, 2.0.7-4), apparmor:amd64 (4.1.0~beta5-5, 4.1.0~beta5-6),
libdrm-nouveau2:amd64 (2.4.124-1, 2.4.124-2), libapparmor1:amd64
(4.1.0~beta5-5, 4.1.0~beta5-6), linux-headers-amd64:amd64 (6.12.20-1,
6.12.21-1), apparmor-utils:amd64 (4.1.0~beta5-5, 4.1.0~beta5-6),
qtwayland5:amd64 (5.15.15-2, 5.15.15-3), libqt5waylandcompositor5:amd64
(5.15.15-2, 5.15.15-3), console-setup-linux:amd64 (1.235, 1.236),
libdrm-common:amd64 (2.4.124-1, 2.4.124-2), android-libbase:amd64
(1:34.0.5-11, 1:34.0.5-12), linux-image-amd64:amd64 (6.12.20-1,
6.12.21-1), android-libcutils:amd64 (1:34.0.5-11, 1:34.0.5-12),
android-libziparchive:amd64 (1:34.0.5-11, 1:34.0.5-12), calibre:amd64
(8.1.1+ds-1, 8.2.1+ds-1), bpftool:amd64 (7.5.0+6.12.20-1,
7.5.0+6.12.21-1), python3-libapparmor:amd64 (4.1.0~beta5-5,
4.1.0~beta5-6), installation-report:amd64 (2.94, 2.95),
libqt6waylandcompositor6:amd64 (6.8.2-3, 6.8.2-4),
libqt6waylandclient6:amd64 (6.8.2-3, 6.8.2-4), libdrm-amdgpu1:amd64
(2.4.124-1, 2.4.124-2), libdrm-radeon1:amd64 (2.4.124-1, 2.4.124-2),
libdrm2:amd64 (2.4.124-1, 2.4.124-2), keyboard-configuration:amd64
(1.235, 1.236), libdc1394-25:amd64 (2.2.6-4+b2, 2.2.6-5),
android-sdk-platform-tools-common:amd64 (28.0.2+11, 28.0.2+12),
libqt5waylandclient5:amd64 (5.15.15-2, 5.15.15-3), libdrm-intel1:amd64
(2.4.124-1, 2.4.124-2), fwupd:amd64 (2.0.7-2, 2.0.7-4),
linux-libc-dev:amd64 (6.12.20-1, 6.12.21-1)
End-Date: 2025-04-05 19:58:47
Start-Date: 2025-04-05 20:29:01
Commandline: apt autoremove
Remove: linux-image-6.12.19-amd64:amd64 (6.12.19-1),
linux-kbuild-6.12.19:amd64 (6.12.19-1),
linux-headers-6.12.19-amd64:amd64 (6.12.19-1),
linux-headers-6.12.19-common:amd64 (6.12.19-1),
android-sdk-platform-tools-common:amd64 (28.0.2+12)
End-Date: 2025-04-05 20:29:05
Start-Date: 2025-04-06 10:55:06
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: python3-aiohttp:amd64 (3.10.11-1+b1, 3.11.15-1)
End-Date: 2025-04-06 10:55:09
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