On Thu, Oct 09, 2025 at 06:29:23PM -0300, altoid via Dng wrote:
> Hello:
>
> On 9 Oct 2025 at 15:47, golinux via Dng wrote:
>
> > ... a bit like the green slime that just keeps replicating ...
> A *bit*? 8^D !!!
>
> > ... who could come up with a solution.
> Who?
> Someone who really knows what they are doing.
> A daunting/dangerous task no doubt and elevated privileges will be
> needed.
>
> Picking up on the *green slime* idea:
>
> Maybe a *roto_rooter-task* package [could be optional if necessary]
> which would id, clean up and dispose of all the *.slime files in an
> environmentally sound [for the system] manner.
>
> eg: [mv] all the slime files to specific directory and tar.gz them
> all along with an easily accessed .log file with the name and path of
> each *.slime element.
>
> Doesn't the infamous *usrmerge* package do something similar?

Only as a transition mechanism in a context where Debian developers
are alco changing all their packages to be compatible.

A riiculous amount of work for not much benefit.

-- hendrik