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Debian Resumes Merged /usr Transition By Repealing Moratorium
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Debian 12 had aimed to have a merged "/usr" file-system layout similar to other Linux distributions, but The Debian Technical Committee earlier this year decided to impose a merged-/usr file movement moratorium.
In hoping to have the merged /usr layout ready in time for Debian 13 "Trixie", yesterday that moratorium was repealed.
Debian's UsrMerge Wiki page tracks the effort for those wishing to learn more about this modernization of the directory structure.
"This page tracks Debian support for the merged /usr directories scheme, i.e. the /{bin,sbin,lib}/ directories becoming symbolic links to /usr/{bin,sbin,lib}/. "
In addition, restructuring uploads should be targeted at experimental, and left for three days.
If there is any doubt as to whether a change you wish to make is appropriate, please seek explicit approval from the transition driver(s)."
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