Hi,

aitor <aitor_czr@???> writes:

> Hi,
>
> On 10/10/25 17:19, Didier Kryn wrote:
>> I wouldn't remove files which belong to a package without removing
>> that package, because that would break the expectations of the
>> package manager and make the system unmaintainable.
>
> +1
>
> For example, there would be a mismatch in the content of the files
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/<package_name>.list
>
> Debian packaging system is very orthodox in this regard, and it has
> its pros and cons.

IIRC, using dpkg's path-exclude option does not cause any issues with
respect to package management but I have not used that extensively.
It might simply not care about files in the *.list file that are no
longer on the filesystem or remove them from said *.list file.

Hope this helps,
--
Olaf Meeuwissen