Bug#1121366: Ships /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d instead of /etc/kernel/headers_postinst.d
On Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 03:42:10PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
Hi,
> > > Since nothing appears to install a hook in the new directories
> > > (/{etc,usr/share}/kernel/headers_postinst.d) yet, I will change this
> > > back rather than trying to support both.
> >
> > I also found no package other than dkms install anything there, and dkms's
> > script hasn't actually run all this time with apparently nobody noticing
> > (because the same script is shipped in install.d as well).
> >
> > I think it would be better to keep the name of
> > /etc/kernel/headers_postinst.d consistent with the -headers in the package
> > names, rather than modify linux-run-hooks to use the previous,
> > inconsistently-named directory.
> >
> > Rationale: principle of least surprise. You don't know how many custom
> > setups that created /etc/kernel/headers_postinst.d/ (because people found
> > out that's what linux-run-hooks used) you'd be breaking by changing it.
> > Probably not many (I know of a total of 3 :), but I don't think there is a
> > compelling reason to do it.
>
> My rationale:
>
> - The old directory name was supported for 15 years and in 7 stable
> releases, so many local packages and scripts may depend on it. We must
> not stop supporting it without a transition plan.
OK, fair enough. I had no idea what the timeline was.
András
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