Re: moving conffiles
> > This seems to be a perennial question that I just can't figure out the
> > correct answer to. Can anyone give me a step-by-step explination of how to
> > move a conffile from one directory to another?
> I suppose that if you copy the file from the old location to the new
> location in the preinst script, and then remove the old one in the
> postinst script, it should work.
I'd say:
preinst: move the conffile
prerm: if $1 = "upgrade" and ($2 is an old version) then move the conffile
back (I think that downgrades should be supported if possible).
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