Re: Switching the default /bin/sh to dash
Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:10:46AM -0500, Raphael Geissert wrote:
>>> And so that all users that upgrade do not benefit from the goal of this
>>> change? Even better.
>> This is to avoid causing undesirable effects when upgrading. People have
>> always been concerned about such kind of changes, and they are more than
>> right. The goal is not to cause a chaos.
>
> I can understand the fear.
>
> Still, as a DD, I would like to explicitly switch to dash to help in
> spotting possible problems. Can you please consider document how to
> switch? I guess switching the symlink is enough, but an entry in
> README.Debian saying explicitly so (and possibly documenting extra
> needed steps) would be nice.
It's enough to dpkg-reconfigure dash for existing installations.
Cheers
Luk
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