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Author: Svante Signell
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To: Rolf Heinrichs, 824, devuan developers internal list, submit
Subject: Re: [devuan-dev] bug#824: Usrmerge not set during installation
On Wed, 2024-01-03 at 14:05 +0100, Rolf Heinrichs wrote:
> > Package: Devuan Daedalus Installer
> > Version: 5.0.1
> >
> > I am using German locale, Daedalus 5.01 netinstall, expert mode. When
> > following this thread https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=6290 in
> > the Dev1Galaxy forum I realised that the installer does not apply
> > usrmerge as expected despite answering the question with "Ja" = yes
> > during installation. I am sure I requested this option during the
> > installation, since usrmerge is in discussion since Beowulf. But I
> > can't see the symbolic links being set on my Cinnamon DE. Also checked
> > some VMs and older PC in my basement that was installed some weeks ago.
> > No trace showing usrmerge anywhere. My fault that I never really
> > checked before.
> >
> > Just tried a fresh install in a VM deliberately answering no. usrmerge
> > isn't present. After first reboot I manually installed the usrmerge
> > package, that did set the symbolic links as expected.
> >
> > I guess this flaw in the installer affects also Beowulf and Chimaera.
> > AFAIK there is no installer for Excalibut yet.
> >
> > Please fix.


For your information Daedalus and Chimaera are not infected by usrmerge, and
will never be. So there is no reason why the installers would install that
package (except if you explicitly! There is nothing to fix here.

Thanks!