pacman remove x11 configuration file.

GutenYe · 2011-11-27 02:19:42

hi, guys

# pacman -S xf86-input-synaptics
it install a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-synaptics.conf

but when `pacman -R xf86-input-synaptics`, it remove the '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-synaptics.conf` file WITHOUT a backup. so how can I keep the x11 configuration file when remove a package?

thanks

bohoomil · 2011-11-27 02:27:00

The PKGBUILD for xf86-input-synaptics contains the necessary line:

backup=('etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-synaptics.conf')

If you use a generic 10-synaptics.conf, you can easily grab it from /var/abs/extra/xf86-input-synaptics. It may be that the file is removed because its content hasn't been changed. If you modified the file, keep a copy in a safe place, just in case.

Last edited by bohoomil (2011-11-27 02:27:23)

falconindy · 2011-11-27 02:57:36

bohoomil wrote:

It may be that the file is removed because its content hasn't been changed.

This. The only reasons pacman will remove a config file are:

1) the file hasn't changed
2) the package was removed with the -n or --nosave flag.

GutenYe · 2011-11-27 12:29:16

falconindy wrote:

bohoomil wrote:
It may be that the file is removed because its content hasn't been changed.
This. The only reasons pacman will remove a config file are:
1) the file hasn't changed
2) the package was removed with the -n or --nosave flag.

thanks, my file hasn't changed, so it was removed. After I changed it, it was saved as .pacsave.

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#1 2011-11-27 02:19:42

pacman remove x11 configuration file.

#2 2011-11-27 02:27:00

Re: pacman remove x11 configuration file.

#3 2011-11-27 02:57:36

Re: pacman remove x11 configuration file.

#4 2011-11-27 12:29:16

Re: pacman remove x11 configuration file.

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