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 From: hwansing@mailbox.org 
  
 Hi, 
  
 Am 21. August 2025 01:19:26 MESZ schrieb Pascal Hambourg : 
 > This is the point: if there is no future change (add new supported units, 
 change the default unit or add a new package or dialog which uses size 
 input), 
 then I am not sure it is worth it. 
  
 We cannot know what happens or not... 
  
 But in this case, I propose to do only the needed template changes, to get 
 that all consistent, and keep the rest as is. 
 Additionally, we could add comments to relevant strings like 
  
 "When doing changes, please pay attention to stay consistent with other 
 similar strings in ." 
  
 or such. 
 Such comment would then also be visible to translators, making them aware of 
 this situation too (to keep the translation phrases consistent as well, 
 where 
 applicable). 
  
 >No. My idea is to split the descriptions in two parts: 
 >- a specific part defined in the package templates 
 >- a common part describing the units defined in partman-base templates 
 >and use debconf substitution feature. 
 [...] 
 > 
 >I do not see any reason why such change would break preseed. It would only 
 affect the way messages are displayed. 
  
 Yes, when doing changes as described, that will not break preseeding indeed. 
  
  
 Holger 
  
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