On Tuesday 03 April 2001 15:42, John Cavan wrote:
> > what's wrong with .rpmnew ?
>
> Nothing for me, but think about it from a newbie perspective. They will
> likely think that something went wrong during installation and around a
> rather critical file.
>
> Basically, all I'm suggesting is that we treat /etc/passwd and similar
> files like XF86Config... create it, never install it. After that, specific
> packages can add or remove as needed, including setup.
I disagree. I regularly go through and search for .rpmnew files and then
compare what's in them with my own versions. Sometimes there are new
defaults or options that weren't there when I did my own customizations. I
then decide to either toss my file and start with the .rpmnew version, or
apply some changes to my own.
.../Ed
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