Bug#866343: extlinux: Files in /etc/kernel/ not removed during upgrade

Hi again, I just checked the contents of the /etc/kernel/post{inst,rm}.d/zz-extlinux files which are identical: #!/bin/sh set -e # Exit if extlinux was removed (!= purged) if [ -x /usr/sbin/extlinux-update ] then # Update

Bug#866343: extlinux: Files in /etc/kernel/ not removed during upgrade

On Tue, 7 Nov 2017 21:48:04 +0100 Lukas Schwaighofer wrote: > 0. The syslinux installer is part of the syslinux binary package That should have been: 0. The syslinux installer is part of the *extlinux* binary package

Bug#866343: extlinux: Files in /etc/kernel/ not removed during upgrade

Hi Laurent, thanks for reporting this problem. Leftover files in /etc/kernel/*.d are bad… I made a bit of research and found out the following, all of which happened during the jessie release cycle: 0. The syslinux installer is part of the syslinux binary package 1. Version 3:6.03~pre1+dfsg-2:

Bug#866343: extlinux: Files in /etc/kernel/ not removed during upgrade

Package: extlinux Version: 3:6.03+dfsg-14.1 Severity: normal Hi, It seems that the files that were installed in /etc/kernel/ have never been removed: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-extlinux 75d6c53e25000da91039ef7758d4904d obsolete /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-extlinux 75d6c53e25000da91039ef7758d4904d