Template: etckeeper/unclean Type: boolean Default: true _Description: Commit changed files in /etc to git? etckeeper has detected that /etc contains uncommitted files or other changes. It's best to have everything in /etc committed to git before running apt. etckeeper can add any new files listed below, and commit all the changed files for you. . ${STATUS} Template: etckeeper/commit_failed Type: error _Description: git commit failed etckeeper failed to commit changes in /etc using git. You may want to resolve the uncommitted changes by hand before continuing.