Hi! A Debian derivative (Whonix [1]) is maintained by me.
The Tor Debian package [2] owns Tor's configuration file /etc/tor/torrc. This is fine from Debian user perspective, but as a Debian derivative, I'd like to use the Tor Debian package and just ship a configuration file adjusted for the derivative. I've been reading the Debian policy manual [3] and man page of dpkg-divert. I think dpkg-divert is the correct tool for such situations? As test, I used: sudo dpkg-divert --package whonix-gateway --divert /etc/tor/torrc.real --rename /etc/tor/torrc Checking /etc/tor/torrc.real contains the upstream version and /etc/tor/torrc does not exist anymore as expected. Should the upstream maintainer of the Debian Tor package [2] decide to modify /etc/tor/torrc, I think the user shouldn't see the following (as wanted). Is this correct? > Configuration file `/etc/tor/torrc' > ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation. > ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version. > What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: > ... But when installing the whonix-gateway .deb, I still see > Configuration file `/etc/tor/torrc' > ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation. > ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version. > What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: > ... So something is wrong. In essence, I want to remove ownership of /etc/tor/torrc from the tor debian package and add ownership of /etc/tor/torrc to the whonix-gateway deb. How can I do that? Cheers, adrelanos [1] https://github.com/adrelanos/Whonix [2] http://packages.debian.org/tor [3] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ap-pkg-diversions.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/518b1ace.7060...@riseup.net
