what is /var/empty

[Gavin Kenny]

Hi 

I've just installed 4.8 and I have two problems:

1) I usually put var in /usr/var and softlink it. only
I can't delete the original /var as there is a
directory called empty in it, even as root I can't
change it's permissions or delete it. What is this
empty directory?!?!

2)my xe (Xircom pccard) network adapter is no longer
recognised, it was in 4.4 and it is compiled in the
GENERIC driver, what gives?

I've have googled and searched this mailing list but
to no avail.

please cc gavinkenny at yahoo.co.uk

many thanks

Gavin

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