Re: Remove files not needed anymore
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 08:26:09AM +0200, Daniel Gubser wrote:
> > Where do I best remove files (config, helpers, etc) which are not needed
> > anymore from previous versions? In postinst or rules?
> >
>
> Removing users files in rules is a non-sense.
> Also, removing configuration files without a notice and not saving them
> somewhere should be considered deprecated: what if the user downgraded
> and has his own customized configuration files disappeared?
Just make sure to actually axe them on purge... too damn many things
leave cruft even after the user specifically asked to remove all the
config files.
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