X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/8b32e72c6f7143de4ec02f44e362b0df9e21e024..bc7a59dded57338e9b5e523726b246dbdd4e0935:/debian/apt.postinst

diff --git a/debian/apt.postinst b/debian/apt.postinst
index 5820db587..1f98fcece 100755
--- 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