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Subject: dpkg: Check MD5SUM of a package's non-config files and query user about
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It would be prudent if dpkg check the md5sum of a system file and
questioning the user if they want it replaced, rather than just
replacing the file without checking.
Examples:
Squirrelmail: I've changed the Squirrelmail login graphic and modified
the HTML to specify how to log into the mail server. Upon upgrading
Squirrelmail, these two files get over written and no backups were made.
Hylafax: I've modified the fax receive script to print out all incoming
faxes. Upon upgrading, this script gets over written and no backups
were made.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.10
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii dselect 1.10.27 a user tool to manage Debian packa
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Subject: Re: Bug#305619: dpkg: Check MD5SUM of a package's non-config files
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On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 22:09 -0600, Chris Dos wrote:
> It would be prudent if dpkg check the md5sum of a system file and
> questioning the user if they want it replaced, rather than just
> replacing the file without checking. =20
>=20
> Examples:
>=20
> Squirrelmail: I've changed the Squirrelmail login graphic and modified
> the HTML to specify how to log into the mail server. Upon upgrading
> Squirrelmail, these two files get over written and no backups were made.
>=20
Use dpkg-divert with the --rename flag to divert the package's login
graphic to an alternate location, and place your own in the right place.
Alternately, file a wishlist bug on the Squirrelmail package requesting
that the login graphic be made a conffile.
> Hylafax: I've modified the fax receive script to print out all incoming
> faxes. Upon upgrading, this script gets over written and no backups
> were made.
>=20
Use dpkg-divert (without --rename flag) to divert any future version's
fax receive script to an alternate location, and then modify the one in
the original location (which dpkg will not touch).
Alternately, file a wishlist bug on the Hylafax package requesting that
the fax recieve script be made a conffile.
Scott
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