#1064784 backup2l: installs same filename to both bin and sbin

#1064784#5
Date:
2024-02-25 21:41:26 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

your package installs the filename backup2l to both bin and sbin as opposed to just one of those locations.

This causes a problem on a filesystem layout where bin and sbin are merged into a single real directory, typically by sbin being a symlink to bin. Such a filesystem layout has become standard on some distributions now, and others are moving onto in their next releases.

Please pick one location and install it only there. /usr/bin is preferred over any other location.

Thank you for maintaining software in debian.

#1064784#12
Date:
2025-12-25 15:40:42 UTC
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Hi,

I have just noticed that you make the move in Trixie, namely that you removed the link in /usr/sbin.
However, Debian has not yet make the move to merge /usr/sbin and /usr/bin .
So I would say that the move is premature as far as debian is concerned.
In fact this looks inconsistent for now as the configuration file backup2l.conf is in /etc
and that its content somehow assumes superprivileges.

My two cents, cheers,
Jerome