On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Alec Leamas wrote: > I wonder i the very idea to package this data is the correct one. What if > you instead package an update service which is able to download all required > data and make it available somewhere under /var/lib i. e., not in any > package at all? And then adds some packages from which you can seed this > service in situations where it's needed: off-line, tests, persistent data > etc...
This leads to a package that is completely broken when installed on an offline system from a mirror on DVD or external hard drive. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
