[EN] Warning: util-linux/2.40-6 has serious error

[Pip]

In case you're updating, make sure you're not updating this just yet (though putting it on hold caused even more worry with fdisk and others to be removed). It's being looked into now. I suggest waiting a while.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1069064

[hendrikL]

from the bugreport
[...]
util-linux-extra gained the utils ctrlaltdel, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix,
mkfs.bfs, mkfs.cramfs, and mkfs.minix. In util-linux-extra, these now
reside below /usr/sbin while they used to reside in /sbin in util-linux
in bookworm and earlier. Hence upgrading from bookworm to sid can cause
these files to be lost.
[...]

So we are already on sid not bookworm and before!
I do not think, that will affect us.

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~$ LANG=C apt policy util-linux
util-linux:
  Installed: 2.40-6
  Candidate: 2.40-6
  Version table:
 *** 2.40-6 500
        500 https://deb.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://ftp.uni-hannover.de/debian/debian sid/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
hhl@hhl-2:~$ LANG=C apt policy util-linux
util-linux          util-linux-extra    util-linux-locales
hhl@hhl-2:~$ LANG=C apt policy util-linux-extra
util-linux-extra:
  Installed: 2.40-6
  Candidate: 2.40-6
  Version table:
 *** 2.40-6 500
        500 https://deb.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://ftp.uni-hannover.de/debian/debian sid/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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:~$ ls -l /sbin/mkfs.m*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 129432 15. Apr 09:51 /sbin/mkfs.minix
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      8 18. Feb 2021  /sbin/mkfs.msdos -> mkfs.fat
hhl@hhl-2:~$ ls -l /usr/sbin/mkfs.m*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 129432 15. Apr 09:51 /usr/sbin/mkfs.minix
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      8 18. Feb 2021  /usr/sbin/mkfs.msdos -> mkfs.fat
I updated my system from bookworm to sid/trixie long ago, and so all others should done too!

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:~$ inxi -S
System:
  Host: hhl-2 Kernel: 6.8.6-1-siduction-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.10 Distro: siduction 22.1.2 Masters_of_War -
    kde - (202303151559)
hhl@hhl-2:~$ uname -a
Linux hhl-2 6.8.6-1-siduction-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC siduction 6.8-6 (2024-04-14) x86_64 GNU/Linux

[lanig]

I don't know whether it is related or not, but

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apt dist-upgrade                                                                             
Installing dependencies:                                                                                       
  libcares2 libmpg123-0t64 libquazip5-1t64                                                                     
                                                                                                               
Paquets suggérés :                                                                                             
  libquazip-doc                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
Upgrading:                                                                                                           
  audacity gstreamer1.0-plugins-good libnode-dev libnode109 libopenmpt0t64 libsndfile1 nodejs nomacs                 
                                                                                                                     
Not upgrading:                                                                                                       
  bsdextrautils libblkid-dev libfdisk1    libmount1     libuuid1 rfkill     util-linux-extra                         
  eject         libblkid1    libmount-dev libsmartcols1 mount    util-linux uuid-dev                                 
                                                                                                                     
REMOVING:                                                                                                           
  fdisk libc-ares2 libkpmcore12 libmpg123-0 libquazip5-1 partimage partitionmanager uuid-runtime                     

I am surprised to see fdisk and partitionmanager being removed. Is it safe to dist-upgrade?

Best regards,
                                                                                                                     
       

[hendrikL]

hi lanig,

What is the outcome of 'apt full-upgrade fdisk+ partitionmanager+'?
You can also use apt dist-upgrade <foo>+'.

Both are installed here™.

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:~$ LANG=C apt policy partitionmanager fdisk
partitionmanager:
  Installed: 22.12.3-1+b1
  Candidate: 22.12.3-1+b1

fdisk:
  Installed: 2.40-6
  Candidate: 2.40-6