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
