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I understand the package base-files provides the Debian base system miscellaneous files such as /etc/issue, /etc/lsb-release (in the specific case of Ubuntu) or /etc/os-release.

I'd like to know what is the most sensible way or the correct way to edit these files, would simply edit them via nano or a graphical text editor do the job?.

(I'm aware that as I edit those files they will be overridden once the package is updated).

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  • is this opinion-based question?
    – Avinash Raj
    Commented Feb 13, 2014 at 2:53
  • Doesn't sound like it. No, I'm asking what is the correct way to edit those files.
    – Uri Herrera
    Commented Feb 13, 2014 at 2:54
  • Why would you want to edit them?
    – Braiam
    Commented Apr 10, 2014 at 20:11
  • @Braiam curiosity.
    – Uri Herrera
    Commented Apr 17, 2014 at 2:37

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Since I never got an answer, I'll answer it myself.

Editing the files that the package base-files provides with any text editor works, be it with nano or Gedit.

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