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Important
It should be noted that etc-update is an older and largely unmaintained utility. It is not as simple to use as dispatch-conf, nor as fully featured. It is imperative to note it does not backup old versions of configuration files. Once a file is updated, the old version is gone forever.
When possible, it is strongly recommended to use dispatch-conf (see the previous section) instead of etc-update.
It should be noted that etc-update is an older and largely unmaintained utility. It is not as simple to use as dispatch-conf, nor as fully featured. It is imperative to note it does not backup old versions of configuration files. Once a file is updated, the old version is gone forever.
When possible, it is strongly recommended to use dispatch-conf (see the previous section) instead of etc-update.