Re: /usr/bin -> /bin changes

To: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>, Debian Developers <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: /usr/bin -> /bin changes
From: Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:17:29 -0400
Message-id: <[🔎] 19980702091729.G786@test.legislate.com>
Mail-followup-to: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>, Debian Developers <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.980702112535.1206B-100000@cantor.unex.es>; from Santiago Vila on Thu, Jul 02, 1998 at 11:41:16AM +0200
References: <[🔎] 19980701182514.C20453@kitenet.net> <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.980702112535.1206B-100000@cantor.unex.es>

Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> wrote:
> As Hamish has pointed out, if a user needs these symlinks, he/she may
> create them locally too. About the "average user": Anybody who is
> experienced enough to install non-Debian software instead of doing
> "dpkg -i" will surely be able to create a simple symlink.

Let's say this person has important systems running on bo.

How would this person keep these systems from breaking when upgrading
to hamm?

-- 
Ral


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