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bash package

/etc/skel/.bash_profile not upgraded properly

Bug #211406 reported by Martin Pitt
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
bash (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Matthias Klose
Ubuntu ubuntu-8.04.1

Bug Description

Binary package hint: bash

A fresh Hardy install only has /etc/skel/.profile, whereas a Dapper->current Hardy install has both /etc/skel/.profile and the old /etc/skel/.bash_profile.

On upgrade, the old file should be removed if unmodified, or moved to the new name if modified.

Tags: upgrade

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/lucid/bash
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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Matthias, can you please have a look at this?

Changed in bash:
assignee: nobody → doko
milestone: none → ubuntu-8.04.1
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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

> On upgrade, the old file should be removed if unmodified, or moved to the new name if modified.

this means, we have to track the md5sums of the /etc/skel/.bash_profile for each upload back to dapper to answer this question. Do you see a simpler way?

Changed in bash:
status: New → In Progress
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package bash - 3.2-0ubuntu16

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bash (3.2-0ubuntu16) hardy; urgency=low

  * Remove /etc/skel/.bash_profile, if it is unmodified; if modified and
    /etc/skel/.profile is unmodifed, move .bash_profile to .profile.
    LP: #211406.
  * /etc/skel/.bashrc: Add an option to blurt a terminal window with a
    colored prompt. LP: #103929.
  * /etc/skel/.bashrc: Add color support for grep and friends (commented out
    by default). LP: #144632.
  * /etc/skel/.profile: Avoid the use of `~'. LP: #200283.
  * Add a shopt option compat31 to falls back to the behaviour of bash-3.1
    and earlier versions, in that quoting the string argument to the [[
    command's =~ +operator does not force string matching. LP: #110407.

 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:24:06 +0200

Changed in bash:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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