Re: Best way to handle config overrides in packages

2023-03-30 Thread Paul Wise
On Wed, 2023-03-29 at 15:43 +0300, Олег Михайлов wrote: > I have a case when I need to add multiple configuration files for > another package into the system as parts of its split config. The > thing is, I need to remove them when I remove my package because they > include lines which are only

Re: Best way to handle config overrides in packages

2023-03-29 Thread undef
Hi Oleg, I'd say the best way to handle this would be to work with the package maintainer/upstream to allow config files to be specified in /usr/share/. This way dpkg will automatically remove the files for you. Before going down that path I did attempt it in /etc/. It was messy but the

Best way to handle config overrides in packages

2023-03-29 Thread Олег Михайлов
I have a case when I need to add multiple configuration files for another package into the system as parts of its split config. The thing is, I need to remove them when I remove my package because they include lines which are only valid when the package is installed. Is there any nice way to go