Set file permissions with deb package

[keastrid]

It would be useful to be able to set file permissions with the deb installation package, so that the app can have control over its own files (eg. logging, self updating, etc). Apparently, this is done via a "rules" file that gets added to the package.

[fvarrui]

Not sure if it's a good idea. To upgrade your app you need "root" privileges, and log files should be stored in /var/log or in the user profile.

[fvarrui]

And here is explained how a self-upgreadable app should work ... maybe, in your app's entry point or after push a button, your app should check if there's a new version, and if so, it will download and install the new version with elevated privileges. Or just create a portable app, installed into the user's profile.

[keastrid]

We have updating already working (its done on user action, not automatically). It might be best (for us) to leave it as portable only.