Hi,dh_movetousr was designed as an intermediate means to facilitate the move to a merged /usr file system hierarchy in a straightforward manner.
This dh addon moves files from aliased paths like /sbin , /bin or /lib to their canonical location in /usr.
Going forward, we would like to get rid of this debhelper addon and instead have packages install the files directly into the canonical location under /usr.
For most packages, getting rid of dh_movetousr / dh-sequence-movetousr should be straightforward: Remove dh-sequence-movetousr / dh_movetousr and instead install the files directly into /usr.
Attached is a dd-list of affected packages. The proposed text for the MBF is """ Hi, your package #PACKAGE# either Build-Depends on dh-sequence-movetousr or uses dh_movetousr conditionally to move files from aliased locations like /sbin, /bin or /lib to the canonical location in /usr. Eventually, we would like to get rid of this debhelper addon. Packages should use the canonical paths without any postprocessing. This means, files are installed directly into /usr. For more information see [1].If you have further questions, there is an IRC channel named #debian-usrmerge
on OFTC. Regards, Michael [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/11/msg00245.html """ The proposed command line for mass-bug is """mass-bug --source --severity=normal --user helmutg@debian.org --usertags "dh_movetousr_removal" --subject="Please remove/replace usage of dh_movetousr"
"""If you think more information is required and the email from Helmut [1] is not sufficient, I'm open to create a wiki page with further information.
Regards, Michael [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/11/msg00245.html
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