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Debian Testing/Trixie removes systemd-resolved

by iam-TJ on 3/28/25, 8:38 PM with 3 comments

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

  • by dyingkneepad on 3/31/25, 7:37 PM

    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.

  • by patjensen on 3/29/25, 8:51 PM

    Awesome move Debian! I'm super excited for this one.

  • by JackSlateur on 3/28/25, 11:05 PM

    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 :/