Package: dpkg Version: 1.22.0 Severity: normal Upgrading dpkg stops the dpkg-db-backup.timer, which seems rather undesirable, as it the timer remains inactive until the next reboot or until it is started manually:
,---- | $ systemctl status dpkg-db-backup.timer | ● dpkg-db-backup.timer - Daily dpkg database backup timer | Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dpkg-db-backup.timer; enabled; preset: enabled) | Active: active (waiting) since Sat 2023-09-02 13:42:29 CEST; 2h 39min ago | Trigger: Sun 2023-09-03 00:00:00 CEST; 7h left | Triggers: ● dpkg-db-backup.service | Docs: man:dpkg(1) | | Sep 02 13:42:29 turtle systemd[1]: Started dpkg-db-backup.timer - Daily dpkg database backup timer. | $ sudo apt install --reinstall dpkg | [...] | $ systemctl status dpkg-db-backup.timer | ○ dpkg-db-backup.timer - Daily dpkg database backup timer | Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dpkg-db-backup.timer; enabled; preset: enabled) | Active: inactive (dead) since Sat 2023-09-02 16:22:46 CEST; 11s ago | Duration: 2h 40min 16.665s | Trigger: n/a | Triggers: ● dpkg-db-backup.service | Docs: man:dpkg(1) | | Sep 02 13:42:29 turtle systemd[1]: Started dpkg-db-backup.timer - Daily dpkg database backup timer. | Sep 02 16:22:46 turtle systemd[1]: dpkg-db-backup.timer: Deactivated successfully. | Sep 02 16:22:46 turtle systemd[1]: Stopped dpkg-db-backup.timer - Daily dpkg database backup timer. `---- It seems to me that commit 64a648e7db91 ("debian: Do not start the dpkg-db-backup timer during installation") was wrong. Surely, it avoids the "dpkg-db-backup.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it." notice during upgrades, but the timer (not the service!) should still be (re-)started. -- System Information: Debian Release: trixie/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental') merged-usr: no Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 6.5.1-nouveau (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.8-5+b1 ii libc6 2.37-7 ii liblzma5 5.4.4-0.1 ii libmd0 1.1.0-1 ii libselinux1 3.5-1 ii libzstd1 1.5.5+dfsg2-1 ii tar 1.34+dfsg-1.2 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.13.dfsg-3 dpkg recommends no packages. Versions of packages dpkg suggests: ii apt 2.7.3 pn debsig-verify <none> -- no debconf information