Hidden Files in Debian Packages. Klaus Ethgen noticed
that several packages add hidden files inside of /usr. Linas
權irblis
added that these files may confuse security scanners and Henrique de Moraes
Holschuh
stated that it is a bad form to have hidden files anywhere but under the
user's home directories. Mike Hommey revealed
that the mentioned file helps component registration on upgrade and Joey Hess
explained that mooix uses dotfiles as a
flag to mark objects.