Re: Packages rename and conffiles
On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 10:53:59AM -0800, Kevin B. McCarty <kmccarty@Princeton.EDU> wrote:
> Steve Langasek wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 09:03:06PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote:
> >> A fair number of conffiles have changed of packages.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> >> Unfortunately, I know how to avoid spurious dpkg conffiles handling
> >> with either of them separately, but not with both of them at once.
> >
> >> So we have to take a position on this issue. I can provide the list
> >> of affected packages. There is at least openssh, vim and openoffice.
> >
> > What position do you think we should take on this issue? If there's no
> > known solution that avoids conffile prompts with both the old and new
> > versions, and given that there's no good systematic way to arrange for one
> > version of dpkg or the other to be installed at the time of upgrade,
> > perhaps it's best to favor the new dpkg?
>
> Is it possible simply to tell people "upgrade dpkg first" along with
> aptitude in the Sarge->Etch upgrade release notes? That would at least
> take care of everyone who bothers to read the instructions :-)
Shouldn't apt frontends force upgrade of themselves and dpkg first
whenever there is one ?
Mike
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