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-rwxr-xr-xdebian/apt.postinst7
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/debian/apt.postinst b/debian/apt.postinst
index b0a5da7d8..1f98fcece 100755
--- a/debian/apt.postinst
+++ b/debian/apt.postinst
@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ case "$1" in
fi
# add unprivileged user for the apt methods
- adduser --force-badname --system -home /var/empty \
+ 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