Re: Directory structure suggestion for configuration in /etc
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- Subject: Re: Directory structure suggestion for configuration in /etc
- From: Roger Lynn <Roger@rilynn.me.uk>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 22:25:22 +0000
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On 20/12/2024 12:30, Ansgar 🙀 wrote:
> On Fri, 2024-12-20 at 13:00 +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>> Ansgar 🙀, le ven. 20 déc. 2024 12:01:24 +0100, a ecrit:
>> > It also avoids the problem of removed-but-not-purged packages.
>>
>> With files copied into /etc, you will still have configuration files
>> lying around, and *not tracked*.
>
> That problem doesn't exist if you don't copy unneeded files to /etc.
What happens to customised configuration files placed into an empty /etc
when the relevant package is removed or purged?
Roger
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