diff -Nru ttf-indic-fonts-0.5.8ubuntu1/debian/changelog ttf-indic-fonts-0.5.8ubuntu2/debian/changelog
--- ttf-indic-fonts-0.5.8ubuntu1/debian/changelog	2010-04-14 22:20:53.000000000 +0200
+++ ttf-indic-fonts-0.5.8ubuntu2/debian/changelog	2010-04-15 14:46:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+ttf-indic-fonts (1:0.5.8ubuntu2) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/ttf-indic-fonts-core.preinst:
+    + Fix defoma config file removal. (LP: #563771)
+
+ -- Felix Geyer <debfx-pkg@fobos.de>  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:33:02 +0200
+
 ttf-indic-fonts (1:0.5.8ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from debian unstable, changes:
diff -Nru ttf-indic-fonts-0.5.8ubuntu1/debian/ttf-indic-fonts-core.preinst ttf-indic-fonts-0.5.8ubuntu2/debian/ttf-indic-fonts-core.preinst
--- ttf-indic-fonts-0.5.8ubuntu1/debian/ttf-indic-fonts-core.preinst	2010-04-14 22:20:53.000000000 +0200
+++ ttf-indic-fonts-0.5.8ubuntu2/debian/ttf-indic-fonts-core.preinst	2010-04-15 14:44:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -2,10 +2,29 @@
 
 set -e
 
+PKG=ttf-indic-fonts-core
 DEFOMA_OBSOLETE_VERSION=1:0.5.7
 DEFOMA_FILE=/etc/defoma/hints/${PKG}.hints
 
 # Remove a no-longer used conffile
+rm_conffile() {
+    local PKGNAME="$1"
+    local CONFFILE="$2"
+    [ -e "$CONFFILE" ] || return 0
+
+    local md5sum="$(md5sum $CONFFILE | sed -e 's/ .*//')"
+    local old_md5sum="$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Conffiles}' $PKGNAME | \
+            sed -n -e "\' $CONFFILE ' { s/ obsolete$//; s/.* //; p }")"
+    if [ "$md5sum" != "$old_md5sum" ]; then
+        echo "Obsolete conffile $CONFFILE has been modified by you."
+        echo "Saving as $CONFFILE.dpkg-bak ..."
+        mv -f "$CONFFILE" "$CONFFILE".dpkg-bak
+    else
+        echo "Removing obsolete conffile $CONFFILE ..."
+        rm -f "$CONFFILE"
+    fi
+}
+
 case "$1" in
 install|upgrade)
     if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl "$DEFOMA_OBSOLETE_VERSION"; then