Re: IMPORTANT: What can we do about the base package?
Brian C. White:
> Or, maybe... Build a base package that _does_ include all the /dev files,
> but upon removal it archives all those files during "prerm" and puts them
> all back again during "postrm". Thus, whenever this new base package
> is removed, dpkg will delete all the files in /dev and then they will
> be immediately restored without dpkg's knowledge.
Sure, I guess that'll work. I don't see any advantages or disadvantages
compared to my method.
> My question is... Can you write to a file system if its underlying
> device has been deleted?
Yes, you can. I just checked.
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