Hi, Quoting Josh Triplett (2024-09-27 23:04:03) > After running mmdebstrap, the following files still exist in the chroot: > > /var/cache/debconf/config.dat-old > /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat-old > /var/lib/dpkg/diversions-old > /var/lib/dpkg/status-old > > I think it would make sense for mmdebstrap's cleanup to remove these > files, to make a smaller chroot. > > This would also eliminate some special cases in other parts of > mmdebstrap, which currently need to ignore the contents of these files.
the reason they are still there is simple: I have no idea why they exist in the first place. Do dpkg or debconf do anything with the *-old files? Are they inspected or consumed by any other piece of software? Why do we need them? Thanks! cheers, josch
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