typo: run s#frontend#front-end# on all of src:apt

[apt.git] / debian / apt.postinst

diff --git a/debian/apt.postinst b/debian/apt.postinst
index 5820db5875febf317b70dd6c73c4cfbdaa17f711..1f98fcece4bad4d0b82e9edc7d7b78dc9c6c243b 100755 (executable)
--- a/debian/apt.postinst
+++ b/debian/apt.postinst
@@ -39,12 +39,20 @@ case "$1" in
            fi
        fi
 
-        # add unprivileged user for the apt methods
-        adduser --force-badname --system -home /var/empty \
-            --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true
-        chown -R _apt:root \
-            /var/lib/apt/lists \
-            /var/cache/apt/archives
+       # add unprivileged user for the apt methods
+       adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent  \
+           --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true
+
+       # Fixup any mistake in the home directory of the _apt user
+       if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 1.1~exp10~; then
+           usermod --home /nonexistent _apt
+       fi
+
+       # deal with upgrades from experimental
+       if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" 'eq' '1.1~exp3'; then
+           # libapt will setup partial/ at runtime
+           chown -R root:root /var/lib/apt/lists /var/cache/apt/archives || true
+       fi
 
         # ensure tighter permissons on the logs, see LP: #975199
         if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 0.9.7.7; then