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Ubuntu 24.04 (and Debian) removed libsystemd from SSH server dependencies

by 3v1n0 on 4/12/24, 11:59 PM with 60 comments

  • by 3v1n0 on 4/12/24, 11:59 PM

    As per the well known XZ-utils backdoor, we decided to take a step further and drop libsystemd dependency altogether by implementing the missing bits with few small patches (one upstream, the other to be forwarded).
  • by TomJansen on 4/13/24, 4:35 PM

    If you requested this 5 years ago every would think you were crazy...

    Same as the suckless people. They were right after all.

  • by noplacelikehome on 4/13/24, 10:15 AM

    libsystem is such a bizarre abstraction covering far too much surface area. The name alone is a code smell. Why is the same library used for both internal service management and for services implementing on-demand launches and notifications?
  • by mrjin on 4/13/24, 9:21 AM

    I thought Ubuntu is a downstream of Debian, did I take it wrong?