Bug#1038798: locales: transition from /etc/default/locale to /etc/locale.conf

To: snv5gh+elqseqrl4eotk@cs.email, 1038798@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#1038798: locales: transition from /etc/default/locale to /etc/locale.conf
From: Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:14:55 +0200
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Hi,

On 2023-07-08 14:14, snv5gh+elqseqrl4eotk@cs.email wrote:
> Package: locales
> Version: 2.36-9
> Followup-For: Bug #1038798
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> transition from /etc/default/locale to /etc/locale.conf is a good idea.
> 
> My debian systems have the /etc/default/locale -> /etc/locale.conf symlink already added manually for compatibility reasons. Will the proposed change break anything on upgrade from bookworm to trixie if the symlink already exists?

Yes, this is the final state after the conversion, so this is definitely
something supported.

Regards
Aurelien

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