On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 02:56:32PM +0300, Anssi Saari wrote: > <to...@tuxteam.de> writes: > > > On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 09:53:36AM +0300, Anssi Saari wrote: > > >> It's an odd claim. I typically don't have anything in /usr/local except > >> what I put there myself [...] > > > Not many. An "apt-file search /usr/local" turns up exactly three packages. > > And I'd venture the guess that those three are doing this by mistake. > > Not many what?
Not many packages. > Are you really responding by not quoting the part you're > commenting on? Why? [...] > It seems to me you're using the wrong tool to reach a wrong conclusion > with very little knowledge of the topic, that being Debian > packaging. Why do you think apt-file is the correct tool? Because it tells me what any Debian package would put in /usr/local, > I'd appreciate a little restraint when contradicting what I said. You > don't have to vomit all of your half baked thoughts to the list. And > definitely don't automatically assume people don't know what they're > talking about. Sigh. Here's a full quote: You wrote: > Celejar <cele...@gmail.com> writes: > > > On Tue, 16 May 2023 09:52:07 +0800 > > Jeremy Ardley <jer...@ardley.org> wrote: > > > >> > >> On 16/5/23 09:11, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > >> > I'd suggest backing up /etc, since that's where your system settings > >> > are. I also back up /var, since that's typically where your logs and > >> > mail are. > >> > >> There is a lot relevant of stuff in /usr/local > >> > >> For instance some programs use /usr/local/etc rather than /etc > > > > They do? I see that my /usr/local/etc is empty. What programs use this > > directory > > It's an odd claim. I typically don't have anything in /usr/local except > what I put there myself. Some Debian packages do create a directory in > /usr/local/share but leave it empty. I repeat: "Some Debian packages..." ...to which I replied "Not many" (three, it seems). Can we now declare this tempest in a teapot closed? Cheers -- t
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