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| From | John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Current best practices for system configuration management? |
| Date | 2024-04-21 03:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <Ivu25-7KH2-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <IuKiC-7fyI-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <IvsMF-7JKL-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | BunsenLabs |
On 21/04/2024 08:40, Mike Castle wrote: > One thing Linux-Fan mentioned was `config-package-dev`. In my OP, I > commented about ``slightly old to really old tools'', and that was one > I was thinking of. It looks like it hasn't been touched in seven > years, and I wasn't sure if it still worked. But that drive by > comments lends some hope. Using it would help address Alex's concern > about modifying existing config files. That debhelper extension is > designed precisely for that situation. But, its age is pretty much > what inspired me to start this thread. I've been using config-package-dev for some years now - to add some customized configs to existing installed packages - and it still seems to be working perfectly. It's just a wrapper on top of dpkg diverts so there's not all that much to go wrong. -- John
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