Debian Testing/Trixie removes systemd-resolved

Debian's systemd maintainer today removed both systemd-resolved and systemd-nspawn packages [0] from Testing/Trixie/Debian 13 - soon to be in feature freeze - due to disagreements with the Technical Committee [1].

For operators already using Testing/Trixie/Debian 13 this will lead to dependency version conflicts and/or loss of existing service; for upgrades from Stable/Bookworm/Debian 12 likewise.

systemd-resolved package depends on the exact same version of other systemd packages. When they try to upgrade to newer versions the installed-but-orphaned systemd-resolved package will prevent it unless it is removed.

New installs can use resolvconf.

[0] https://tracker.debian.org/news/1632477/accepted-systemd-2574-4-source-into-unstable/

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1098914

35 points | by iam-TJ 4 days ago

4 comments

  • dyingkneepad 1 day ago
    Off-topic, but here it goes since you put the links:

    Man, I love and use Debian, but the thing I hate the most about it are these ancient email-based bug-reporting systems and package trackers, like the ones linked in your message. This shit is ancient, and horrible. Some time ago I reported a Debian bug using a HOWTO (what other distro requires a HOWTO in order to report a bug?) and absolutely lost track of it after my report was submitted: I could just never find my report again. I just gave up reporting Debian bugs. These ancient systems are definitely barring me from making contributions to the Debian project.

  • patjensen 3 days ago
    Awesome move Debian! I'm super excited for this one.
  • aliabi 3 days ago
    [dead]
  • JackSlateur 4 days ago
    Tldr : "I fear you'll have to make a choice on which of these are truly important to you"

    And bluca chose to fuck his users by breaking there shit on purpose.

    Very nice, very systemd-ish :/