Re: Package update requires modification of config file in users' home directories

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On Tue, Mar 09, 2021 at 01:03:05AM +0100, Fabio Valentini wrote:
> 
> I don't think that packagers should *ever* be in the business of
> modifying the content of users' $HOME directories.

In fact this has happened before in the past, leading to: 
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/#_no_files_or_directories_under_srv_usrlocal_or_homeuser
ie, it's forbidden. Dont do this. 

The app itself/upstream might come up with a way to detect the old
settings and offer to fix them for users? Or just do so... ?

kevin

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