d-u wants to remove libnss3-nssdb

[vilde]

As the subject say, d-u wants to remove libnss3-nssdb.

Wait or let it go is the question?

[pjnsmb]

Something is not right


libnss3 is down to be upgraded but :


apt-cache show libnss3 shows that it has libnss3-nssdb as a dependency 


I would hold on the DU for now

[drb]

libnss3 2:3.15.4-2+fix1 has libnss3-nssdb as a dependency but not the latest version 2:3.16-1 . . . but I'm still waiting!

[dibl]

I checked in Debian Packages and those packages no longer exist, AFAICT.  On my system

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root@imerabox:/# apt-cache policy libdnss3
N: Unable to locate package libdnss3
root@imerabox:/# apt-cache policy libdnss3-nssdb
N: Unable to locate package libdnss3-nssdb

[drb]

It's libnss3

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apt-cache policy libnss3
libnss3:
  Installed: 2:3.15.4-2+fix1
  Candidate: 2:3.16-1
  Version table:
     2:3.16-1 0
        500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
 *** 2:3.15.4-2+fix1 0
        500 http://packages.siduction.org/fixes/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


[dibl]

Oooops -- sorry, my bad.


However, I booted a system that has not been upgraded for several days or a week.  Here is what I see:

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root@suzdesk:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libnss3-nssdb
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libllvm3.4 libppl13 libwayland-egl1-mesa libxcb-dri3-0 libxcb-present0
The following packages will be upgraded:
  bash cpp-4.7 cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-core-drivers cups-daemon
  cups-ppdc cups-server-common dictionaries-common g++-4.7 gcc-4.7 gcc-4.7-base libcups2
  libcups2-dev libcupscgi1 libcupsimage2 libcupsimage2-dev libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1
  libdjvulibre-text libdjvulibre21 libegl1-mesa libegl1-mesa-drivers libgbm1
  libgcc-4.7-dev libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libgles2-mesa
  libgudev-1.0-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libnspr4
  libnspr4-0d libnss3 libnss3-1d libopenvg1-mesa libp11-kit-dev libp11-kit0
  libpam-systemd libpango-1.0-0 libpango1.0-0 libpangocairo-1.0-0 libpangoft2-1.0-0
  libpangoxft-1.0-0 libppl-c4 libreadline6 librole-tiny-perl libstdc++6-4.7-dev
  libsystemd-daemon0 libsystemd-journal0 libsystemd-login0 libtheora0 libudev1
  libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-common
  linux-libc-dev python-apt python-apt-common python-numpy python-six readline-common
  systemd systemd-sysv udev
69 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

You can see the libnss3-nssdb is to be removed, but other libnss3 packages are to be upgraded.

[drb]

Yes, it's the same here. I'll wait a bit in case something is waiting to catch up.

[vilde]

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vilde@siductionboxt410:~$ apt-cache policy libnss3-nssdb
libnss3-nssdb:
  Installerad: 2:3.15.4-2+fix1
  Kandidat:    2:3.15.4-2+fix1
  Versionstabell:
 *** 2:3.15.4-2+fix1 0
        500 http://ftp.spline.de/pub/siduction/fixes/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
vilde@siductionboxt410:~$ apt-cache policy libnss3
libnss3:
  Installerad: 2:3.15.4-2+fix1
  Kandidat:    2:3.16-1
  Versionstabell:
     2:3.16-1 0
        500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
 *** 2:3.15.4-2+fix1 0
        500 http://ftp.spline.de/pub/siduction/fixes/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/statusI have no idea about this things but the candidate of libnss3 is 2:3.16-1 and the candidate for libnss3-nssdb is the same as the old installed 2:3.15.4-2+fix1, maybe that's the problem, there is no new candidate for libnss3-nssdb.

 

[pjnsmb]

libnss3 2:3.15.4-2+fix1 has libnss3-nssdb as a dependency but not the latest version 2:3.16-1 . . . but I'm still waiting!

I think drb has it right...........
libnss3 does not need libnss-nssdb after it's update hence it's removal ..............


I have done a full d-u without my computer exploding 

[ghettoblaster]

+1

same here, package was removed, system still works as expected, no errors. 

[ayla]

libnss3 does not need libnss-nssdb after it's update hence it's removal ..............
I have done a full d-u without my computer exploding 

Ok, my computer didn't explode, too... but I downgraded to the version before because there was no hint in the changelog or description that libnss3-nssdg is not needed anymore.

so there are two possibilities: unintentional or really not needed anymore.

Unintensional? I dont think so, the dependency is removed also.

Not needed anymore? would be nice if the maintainer would give a hint in the changelog or description in such cases. "replaces ...." or so.

Anyway: I've upgraded again in between...

Greets
ayla

[vilde]

Yes I agree with ayla, I want to find out if libnss3-nssdb is not needed anymore. And I want to know it before I let it go.

[vayu]

So I can know what area to notice if there are any problems, what is libnss3-nssdb used for?

[ayla]

apt-cache show libnss3-nssdb
Package: libnss3-nssdb
Source: nss
Version: 2:3.15.4-2+fix1.....
 
.....
Description: Network Security Security libraries - shared databases
 This package includes shared certificate and key databases.
Description-md5: 609709585136b6a2edddf2dfd3382bfd
Original-Maintainer: Maintainers of Mozilla-related packages <pkg-mozilla-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>

[vayu]

apt-cache show libnss3-nssdb

Thanks Ayla.