[Bug 681850] Re: dpkg is not reinstalling some configuration files properly

[Raphaël Hertzog]

This is a feature, not a bug. See the option --force-confmiss to force
dpkg to reinstall configuration files that you removed.

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  dpkg is not reinstalling some configuration files properly

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: dpkg

  I was trying to solve some problem on GDM and I deleted the file /etc/gdm/gdm.schemes
  Afterwards I reinstall the gdm package with:
  # aptitude reinstall gdm

  but the file, witch is actually inside the deb package is not reinstalled. It only works if I type:
  # dpkg -x /var/cache/apt/archives/gdm_2.30.0-0ubuntu5_i386.deb /

  I tried with:
  # apt-get install gdm --reinstall

  and this didn't place the file in the right place.

  If this happen with other packages too, that's a very serious bug.
  Aptitude or dpkg must decompress all the files in the package
  properly.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: dpkg 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Nov 26 14:02:05 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt:en
   LANG=pt_BR.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: dpkg

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