On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 4:57 PM Mark Hindley <m...@hindley.org.uk> wrote: > I also propose downgrading the initscripts Depends: util-linux-extra to > Recommends. Even on non-systemd systems, hwclock.sh is far from essential as > many now use NTP and hwclock.sh already handles a missing /sbin/hwclock > gracefully.
The dependency currently is a mere Suggests. What causes extra to get installed is that it currently has priority Standard. That makes debian-installer pull it on default installs, since it pulls everything Standard or higher, unless explicitly told not to do so. Martin-Éric