Bug#362078: xserver-xorg: dpkg-reconfigure doesn't work if the xorg.conf has been customized
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 08:38:47PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 01:02:45AM -0400, David Nusinow wrote:
> > The dpkg-reconfigure script needs to write a new xorg.conf if the file has
> > been customized. A user in #debian reported that this failed on his system,
> > and it made it difficult for him to automagically adapt to the new paths
> > for modular. This will provide a manual easy way out of this dilemma,
> > easing future support.
>
> As long as it writes it somewhere OTHER than on top of /etc/X11/xorg.conf,
> please. The fact that a customized configuration will not be destroyed
> without a deliberate action is a good thing, whether or not that customized
> configuration is "correct" by some definition, or not.
>
> I know I'd be more than a little offended if my carefully worked-out
> dual-screen-and-additional-input-devices configuration were arbitrarily
> overwritten.
This will only happen if the user actively runs dpkg-reconfigure. It won't
touch a customized config on a simple upgrade. Also, yes, I'd back up the
customized xorg.conf.
- David Nusinow
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