[rbrownsuse]

YaST was written into Ruby, yes.

These days YaST no longer overwrites config files, except from a very few corner cases where it really really wants to be in control of specific config files for very specific reasons. But if it notices local changes, it warns the admin and doesn't take over unless the admin consents

So, no more unexpected config file obliteration :)

(and even if it did, YaST is integrated with openSUSE's default btrfs snapshot tooling, so YaST takes a snapshot before and after it changes anything, so you could always revert)

[krylon]

Thanks for the info! I think I'll give it a try over the next extended weekend.