For systemd users, d-u is a bit tricky today

[dibl]

If you are booting with systemd, and you have systemd-sysv on hold, today's d-u will not install the new 204-3 packages for systemd-sysv, libpam-systemd, etc. Instead they will be held back.  And if you take systemd-sysv off hold and try to d-u, then it will be removed and replaced by sysvinit.  So, you need to first run the d-u with systemd-sysv on hold, and update everything else, then do this:

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apt-get install systemd-sysv=204-3

and that will pull in the additional systemd packages that were held back, plus the long held-back xserver-xorg-core package will now be upgraded.

[devil]

...yep, and do not forget to put systemd-sysv back on hold afterwards.

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apt-mark hold systemd-sysv will do that for you.

greetz
devil

[domicius]

Thanks for the warning, however, I'm wondering, should everyone have had the systemd-sysv on hold?

I'm mostly on sid and have been using systemd for quite some time now, but systemd-sysv was neither installed, nor holded.

Latest dist-upgrade seems like it's going to go well (151 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded.), and even if it doesn't want to install me the systemd-sysv, I'll wait a bit first to understand what's the deal with systemd-sysv.

Interesting thing is, if I try holding it, with dpkg-hold systemd-sysv, I get this error:

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dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 1: systemd-sysv
dpkg: warning: found unknown packages; this might mean the available database
is outdated, and needs to be updated through a frontend method


I used the dpkg-hold method simply because I've been using it so far (and currently have two packages on hold with it), however, trying it with apt-mark hold systemd-sysv, I get systemd-sysv set on hold, however, checking with either apt-mark showhold or dpkg --get-selection |hold, I don't see systemd-sysv holded, just the two packages I already had holded with dpkg-hold.

So, what's the deal with systemd-sysv? Should I have had it installed all the time?
And, should I be avoiding dpkg-hold or just avoiding using different methods of holding packages at the same time?

[timc]

@domicius, it is explained thoroughly on the Debian wiki. Better than I can explain it.

https://wiki.debian.org/systemd#Issue_.231:_sysvinit_vs._systemd-sysv

Tim

[dibl]

@domicius, it is explained thoroughly on the Debian wiki. Better than I can explain it.

https://wiki.debian.org/systemd#Issue_.231:_sysvinit_vs._systemd-sysv

Tim

Correct.

I chose "Workaround #2" for "Issue #1" -- I installed systemd-sysv and put it on hold.  It works good that way, except in the case of a version upgrade of the core systemd packages, as happened the other day.

[GoinEasy9]

Thanks for posting.  I converted one of my desktops to systemd the day before it hit sid, and used the "-t experimental" method.  I see it needed an update today.  Using dibl and devils code it fixed it right up.

[GoinEasy9]

Just an FYI, and, to bring this to the top, 204-4 is in sid, and, one must use the above procedure to update.

[dibl]

Just an FYI, and, to bring this to the top, 204-4 is in sid, and, one must use the above procedure to update.

... and again today with 204-5.