Upgrading debian package replaces the config file

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Upgrading debian package replaces the config file #25

Closed farshidtz closed 4 years ago

farshidtz commented 4 years ago

Upgrading debian package replaces the config file with a new one even if changed locally by the user.

Any way around this?

I've see some package installers ask the user to leave the config files intact.

blubbfish commented 4 years ago

there is a way for debian packages to check if the file in the update packet was changed and differ from the version that is installed.

blubbfish commented 4 years ago

For a quick fix the default filename is now settings.json.example and this file will be replace when update. After an installation you must copy that to settings.json and customise it.

Changed the instructions in the wiki to that.

blubbfish commented 4 years ago

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/dother.en.html#conffiles

blubbfish commented 4 years ago

postinst scipt now uses ucf to compare configfiles