Warning: package debianutils 5.0.1.1 breaks X /

[devil]

No upgrades please until this is fixed: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=992396
If you are trapped already, reverting to version 5.0-1 gets you back into X.

Bitte keine Upgrades bis der Fehler https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=992396 bereinigt ist.
Wenn ihr das Problem bereits habt, hilft ein Downgrade auf Version  5.0-1

[titan]

I think I am going to need some help recovering from this.

Thanks

[towo]

1. enable testing in your sources
2. apt update
3. apt install debianutils/testing

[titan]

How to I get to tty from boot, It looks like adding 3 to linux line in grub is the right option but I would like some guidance

[Geier0815]

As the problem breaks only xsessions, I would press <CTRL><ALT><F1> to get to a normal console without X and login as root.

[devil]

When GRUB appears, type 'e',  add a '3'  to the kernel boot line and commence boot with ’x’.

[titan]

Thanks all now sorted <CTRL><ALT><F2> worked, I have downgraded debianutils and all is working.

[michaa7]

If you are trapped already, reverting to version 5.0-1 gets you back into X.

Wenn ihr das Problem bereits habt, hilft ein Downgrade auf Version  5.0-1

I am a bit confused about this version:

# apt policy debianutils
debianutils:
  Installiert:           4.11.2
  Installationskandidat: 5.0.1-1

Thanks for the warning, though.

[jure]

I am a bit confused about this version:

so have a look at https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/debianutils

[2021-08-17] Accepted debianutils 5.0.1-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2021-08-17] Accepted debianutils 5.0-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2020-10-03] debianutils 4.11.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-09-27] Accepted debianutils 4.11.2 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)

[michaa7]

Sure.

What I wanted to say is: There is no 5.0.1 to go back to:

# apt install debianutils=5.0.1 -s
Paketlisten werden gelesen… Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut… Fertig
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen… Fertig
E: Version »5.0.1« für »debianutils« konnte nicht gefunden werden.

# apt install debianutils=5.0.1-1 -s
Paketlisten werden gelesen… Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut… Fertig
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen… Fertig
Die folgenden Pakete werden aktualisiert (Upgrade):
  debianutils
1 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 44 nicht aktualisiert.
Inst debianutils [4.11.2] (5.0.1-1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf debianutils (5.0.1-1 Debian:unstable [amd64])

# apt install debianutils=4.11.2 -s
Paketlisten werden gelesen… Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut… Fertig
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen… Fertig
debianutils ist schon die neueste Version (4.11.2).
0 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 44 nicht aktualisiert.

Doesent matter if you go back to  debianutils/testing.

[klugschiß aus]

[Carnophage]

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debianutils (5.0.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * which: fix punctuation.

 -- Clint Adams <clint@debian.org>  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:53:04 -0400

debianutils (5.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ Tomas Pospisek ]
  * run-parts.8: document --debug flag introduced in commit 37596c61
  * run-parts.8: mention that run-parts runs parts sequentially

  [ Clint Adams ]
  * run-parts: Apply patch from Christoph Biedl to add --debug flag.
    closes: #243676.
  * Add missing newline to regexp build error, thanks to Christoph Biedl.
  * Remove tempfile.
  * Deprecate which.
  * Move run-parts to /usr/bin and installkernel to /usr/sbin.

 -- Clint Adams <clint@debian.org>  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:03:42 -0400
5.0-1 would already be the broken one according to changelog. 4.11.2 is the one working

[devil]

Right, sorry for the confusion. I was in a hurry and just checked apt changelog for the latest version before the broken one.

[fams]

Interestingly, it works here with the "old" Xorg using tempfile, without any intervention (siduction with Gnome/Xorg):
xorg:
  Installiert:           1:7.7+22
  Installationskandidat: 1:7.7+22
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 1:7.7+22 500
        500 http://deb.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
debianutils:
  Installiert:           5.0.1-1
  Installationskandidat: 5.0.1-1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 5.0.1-1 500
        500 http://deb.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[hsp]

Fixed:

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=992385#41

...

[fams]

When i understand Xsession right (and I am pretty bad in shell scripts...) then it tries to create an errorfile in $HOME first and if not possible uses (missing) tempfile command?