Package: dpkg
Version: 1.21.6
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system
X-Debbugs-Cc: norb...@preining.info

Hi

my system was installed *after* buster and now is in the unfortunate
messed up state.

I tried to fix it as suggested by dpkg using dpkg-fsys-usrunmess, but
it fails reproducibly:
$ dpkg-fsys-usrunmess
...
D: creating shadow file = /.usrunmess/lib/modprobe.d/aliases.conf
D: creating shadow file = /.usrunmess/lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf
D: creating shadow file = /.usrunmess/lib/modprobe.d/systemd.conf
D: creating shadow dir = /.usrunmess/lib/modules/5.15.15+futex+zstd+intel+wine+
error: cannot mkdir /.usrunmess/lib/modules/5.15.15+futex+zstd+intel+wine+: No 
such file or directory
$

I have my own compiled kernels.

The problem is that it seems to be a missing mkdir -p  or similar.

Wth that, I cannot convert the system.

Best

Norbert



-- Package-specific info:
This system uses merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs, going behind dpkg's
back, breaking its core assumptions. This can cause silent file
overwrites and disappearances, and its general tools misbehavior.
See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 5.16.17+futex+wine+ (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), 
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii  libbz2-1.0   1.0.8-5
ii  libc6        2.33-7
ii  liblzma5     5.2.5-2
ii  libselinux1  3.3-1+b2
ii  tar          1.34+dfsg-1
ii  zlib1g       1:1.2.11.dfsg-4

dpkg recommends no packages.

Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
ii  apt            2.4.3
pn  debsig-verify  <none>

-- no debconf information

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