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Re: postinst: how to do something only if upgrading



"Eloy A. Paris" <eparis@ven.ra.rockwell.com> writes:

> I agree that the postinst should ask only the first time and not
> everytime the package is updated but I just don't know how to tell
> when the package is being installed for the first time or just being
> upgraded.

Look at chapter 6 of the packaging manual, e.g.

|     * postinst configure most-recently-configured-version

So you can check the values of $1 and $2 to determine if you need to
ask the question.  If the package has not been configured before $2
will be null.

-- 
James


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