Kai Weber wrote: > + Andr=E9 Dahlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > (3) Create a file emu10k1 in /etc/modutils with the following content: > > > alias char-major-14 emu10k1 > > > Why not use /etc/modutils/aliases? > > The file is part of the modutils package. I guess, if you install a > new version your changes to that file are lost. But do not care much > about my intention, I am a Debian rooky too.
`dpkg -s modutils` lists /etc/modutils/aliases as a Conffile. In Debian-speak, that means it's an editable configuration file that won't be overwritten by a package upgrade. You will be given the option of upgrading the file or not (listing the difference, etc). Peter
