Hi, > > But the package manager stores its configuration (access method, > > list of selected packages, ...) somewhere in /var/lib/dpkg. Why? > > Configuration goes in /etc, state goes in /var.
Ok. So the information about the configured access method and the list of selected packages should be stored in /etc. The information about the packages that are actually installed/available should be found in /var. And "debian_version" should go to /var. Am I right? Thomas
