How best to transition a package from shadow service control

[Lorenzo]

Hi!

On Mon, 1 Sep 2025 08:30:17 +0100
Andrew Bower <andrew at bower.uk> wrote:

> I suspect the correct technical answer is to do the simplest thing and
> invoke dh_installinit with the appropriate default enablement and not
> attempt to translate the old setting but to notify the user.
>
> 
> There's a question of whether this would meet the notability bar for
> including in NEWS. If the user were notified selectively when the new
> default was different from their old variable setting, what would be
> the best way to enact that notification?

I think notify all users with NEWS is the best available option.

Best,
Lorenzo