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preinst is in inetutils-syslogd 2:1.8-6.

This file is a maintainer script. It is executed when installing (*inst) or removing (*rm) the package.

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#!/bin/sh

set -e

# Prepare to move a conffile without triggering a dpkg question
prep_mv_conffile()
{
  pkgname="$1"
  conffile="$2"

  if [ -e "$conffile" ]; then
    md5sum="`md5sum \"$conffile\" | sed -e \"s/ .*//\"`"
    old_md5sum="`dpkg-query -W -f='${Conffiles}' $pkgname | sed -n -e \"\\\\' $conffile '{s/ obsolete$//;s/.* //p}\"`"
    if [ "$md5sum" = "$old_md5sum" ]; then
      echo "Removing non modified obsolete conffile $conffile ..."
      rm -f "$conffile"
    fi
 fi
}

case "$1" in
install|upgrade)
  if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2:1.5.dfsg.1-5"; then
    prep_mv_conffile inetutils-syslogd /etc/default/syslogd
  fi
esac



exit 0