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and subject line Re: Bug#914443: usrmerge: run dry-mode first and only if this
succeeds, do actual changes
has caused the Debian Bug report #914443,
regarding usrmerge: run dry-mode first and only if this succeeds, do actual
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package: usrmerge
severity: wishlist
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On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 03:28:37PM +0100, Stephan Seitz wrote:
> > at the moment, the only issues that are known when installing the
> > usrmerge package is when there are different binaries with the same
> > name in /bin and /usr/bin (or /sbin), and I really don't think that
> > this is actually a likely scenario.
> I don’t know but I’ve seen enough strange installations.
indeed, life is strange.
> It would be good if the usrmerge package would do a dry-run as part of the
> installation. If there are duplicate files the list will be printed (or
> mailed) and the installation will fail without breaking the whole upgrade
> process. The the admin can fix the problem later.
filing this idea as a wishlist bug against the usrmerge package.
btw: what do you think about providing usrmerge in stretch-backports?
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On Nov 23, Holger Levsen <[email protected]> wrote:
> > It would be good if the usrmerge package would do a dry-run as part of the
> > installation. If there are duplicate files the list will be printed (or
> > mailed) and the installation will fail without breaking the whole upgrade
> > process. The the admin can fix the problem later.
> filing this idea as a wishlist bug against the usrmerge package.
I am closing this bug because:
- it is not immediately obvious how this could be implemented easily
- we are changing usrmerge to immediately convert the system at
installation time, no questions asked
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ciao,
Marco
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