Paul Gevers wrote: >> I'd forgotten the *Buster* release notes *do* mention usrmerge: >> >> https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.html#merged-usr >> >> but we've taken that part out now. Could we perhaps recycle the >> phrase "the usrmerge package exists to do the conversion if desired"? > > Sounds like a plan.
That would give us something like the attached... -- JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk index 4377402b..f926c775 100644 --- a/en/issues.dbk +++ b/en/issues.dbk @@ -231,12 +231,18 @@ information mentioned in <xref linkend="morereading"/>. <listitem> <para> - Historically there was a reason to split root level - <filename>bin</filename>, <filename>sbin</filename> and - <filename>lib</filename> directories into - <filename>/usr/</filename>, but that is no more. Debian - bullseye will be the last Debian release that supports the - non-merged-usr layout. + The historical justifications for the filesystem layout with + <filename>/bin</filename>, <filename>/sbin</filename>, and + <filename>/lib</filename> directories separate from their + equivalents under <filename>/usr</filename> no longer apply + today; see the <ulink + url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/TheCaseForTheUsrMerge">Freedesktop.org + summary</ulink>. Debian bullseye will be the last Debian + release that supports the non-merged-usr layout; for systems + with a legacy layout that have been upgraded without a + reinstall, the <systemitem + role="package">usrmerge</systemitem> package exists to do + the conversion if desired. </para> </listitem>