[Bug 48889] Debian packaging: set cap_net_raw to allow sendings ICMP packets

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48889

--- Comment #5 from Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Rosanne DiMesio from comment #4)
> (In reply to Luca Boccassi from comment #3)
> > If there's any concern I can change the patch to make it dependent on a
> > debconf setting, so that it's not enabled by default, but it gets enabled on
> > demand (but it has to be done only once per machine, so it's still
> > convenient).
> 
> I like that idea. My main concern has been about forcing this change on
> users who don't need and may not want it, and making it available but not on
> by default seems like a good way to balance the needs of both groups.
> 
> We would also need to update our wiki instructions for Debian and Ubuntu.
> What should they say?

Depends - do we want the question to be asked on every package installation, or
to silently default to disable and require either a preseed or a one time
manual intervention after installation?

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