Package: sysvinit-utils Version: 2.88dsf-59.3 Severity: grave In sysvinit-utils or somewhere of it's dependency chain is a pre-dependency/conflict loop, which apt is unable to break. This breaks the upgrade from Jessie.
| # apt install sysvinit-utils | Reading package lists... Done | Building dependency tree | Reading state information... Done | The following additional packages will be installed: | init-system-helpers libfdisk1 libncurses5 libncursesw5 libsmartcols1 libtinfo5 util-linux | Suggested packages: | bootlogd sash dosfstools kbd | console-tools util-linux-locales | The following NEW packages will be installed: | libfdisk1 | The following packages will be upgraded: | init-system-helpers libncurses5 libncursesw5 libsmartcols1 libtinfo5 sysvinit-utils util-linux | 7 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 215 not upgraded. | Need to get 0 B/1.816 kB of archives. | After this operation, 882 kB of additional disk space will be used. | Do you want to continue? [Y/n] | E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential package sysvinit-utils:amd64 due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often bad, but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak option. Bastian -- Bastian Blank Berater Telefon: +49 2161 / 4643-194 E-Mail: bastian.bl...@credativ.de credativ GmbH, HRB Mönchengladbach 12080, USt-ID-Nummer: DE204566209 Hohenzollernstr. 133, 41061 Mönchengladbach Geschäftsführung: Dr. Michael Meskes, Jörg Folz, Sascha Heuer