[debian-mysql] Bug#853008: marked as done (mysql-server-5.7: purge could delete mariadb-server files with inadequate warning)

[Olaf van der Spek]

Op wo 25 dec 2024 om 14:45 schreef Debian Bug Tracking System
<owner at bugs.debian.org>:
> In addition, the current postrm_remove_databases debconf
> question should be enhanced to explicitly mention mariadb.  I would
> also suggest being even more explicit: instead of "the data should be
> kept", say "do NOT remove the databases, and say NO to this question."

I think it'd be even better, simpler and safer to drop the question
and the functionality entirely.
If the data has to be deleted, the user / administrator can do this
manually and explicitly.