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   Bug#1121422: btop: Set appropriate capab   
   12 Feb 26 03:00:01   
   
   From: otto@debian.org   
      
   Hi,   
      
   The linked issue recommends running `sudo setcap cap_perfmon=ep   
   /usr/bin/btop` to set the capability for the binary.   
      
   I am not aware of how to set capabilities in Debian packaging. There   
   are no signs of any automated way to do it:   
      
   https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/debhelper/dh_installdeb.1.en.html   
   https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/manpages/capabilities.7.en.html   
   https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/libcap2-bin/setcap.8.en.html   
      
   I would rather not introduce custom mainters scripts to run misc shell   
   commands with security implications during install. Maybe we need to   
   wait for Debian to introduce some general capability management   
   facility in Debian packaging, like a debian/btop.setcap file etc.   
      
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