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Management of the config hint belongs in a post installation step, not image install
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Description

The canonical hint file .vyatta_config is used by the image tools when searching for previous installations. Traditionally, (hence the file name) this hint was added by the install image scripts; this practice was carried over in the revised image tools. https://vyos.dev/T8265 explicitly added the hint to the raw image creation (now independent of the install image scripts, hence lacking that mechanism); however, this poses its own problems. Drop the 'traditional' method as no longer appropriate, in favor of simple post installation step.

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Version
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Is it a breaking change?
Perfectly compatible
Issue type
Bug (incorrect behavior)

Event Timeline

jestabro renamed this task from Managemet of the config hint belongs in postinst, not image install to Management of the config hint belongs in postinst, not image install.Mar 3 2026, 9:32 AM
Viacheslav triaged this task as Normal priority.Mar 3 2026, 10:41 AM
jestabro renamed this task from Management of the config hint belongs in postinst, not image install to Management of the config hint belongs in a post installation step, not image install.Mar 30 2026, 1:33 AM
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