Re: Splitting packages of video drivers in XF4.2 ?
On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 11:39:59AM +0200, Hendrik Sattler wrote:
> The problem is: most of those drivers (best example is Matrox) simply replace
> some original files in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules. As those are not marked and
> config files (and they are no config files and this is no_ request to make
> them), they silently get overwritten.
> The surprise is then on a non-funtional X on restart :(
>
> I think the probably best solution would be to split off the video cards
> drivers into one extra package, only keeping generic drivers in
> xserver-xfree86.
I think you need to read dpkg-divert(8).
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