Configuration file choices during upgrades

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 07:31:51AM +1300, Bill Christiansen wrote:

> I notice that when installing certain updates you get prompted as to
> whether you want to keep your existing version of a configuration file
> or install the package maintainers version. Is there any recommended
> action here and is choosing the default action likely to stop anything
> from working? (Sorry I didn't write down which packages were involved).

This should only happen if you modified the file in question, except for
some unusual circumstances.  It is generally assumed that if you modified
the file, you should be able to make an informed choice about whether you
need to preserve your changes or not.

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 - mdz