Package: nfs-kernel-server Version: 1:2.6.1-1 Severity: normal Hi,
I noticed that nfs-blkmap.service keeps failing on my notebook. Since I'm not using NFS anyway, I found out that this service belongs to nfs-kernel-server and tried to purge the package. This should be possible since I dont have dependencies installed, but it fails: [4/4996]mh@drop:~ $ sudo apt purge nfs-kernel-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: nfs-kernel-server* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 4 not upgraded. After this operation, 650 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 492241 files and directories currently installed.) Removing nfs-kernel-server (1:2.6.1-1) ... Failed to stop nfs-kernel-server.service: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service not loaded. invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing package nfs-kernel-server (--remove): installed nfs-kernel-server package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 5 dpkg: too many errors, stopping nfs-mountd.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it. nfs-server.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it. nfsdcld.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it. Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142. Failed to restart nfs-kernel-server.service: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service failed to load properly, please adjust/correct and reload service manager: File exists See system logs and 'systemctl status nfs-kernel-server.service' for details. invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "restart" failed. ○ nfs-kernel-server.service Loaded: error (Reason: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service failed to load properly, please adjust/correct and reload service manager: File exists) Active: inactive (dead) Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of nfs-kernel-server.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units. Failed to restart nfs-kernel-server, ignoring. Errors were encountered while processing: nfs-kernel-server Processing was halted because there were too many errors. needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) 100 [5/4997]mh@drop:~ $ sudo apt purge nfs-kernel-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: nfs-kernel-server* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 4 not upgraded. After this operation, 650 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 492241 files and directories currently installed.) Removing nfs-kernel-server (1:2.6.1-1) ... Failed to stop nfs-kernel-server.service: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service not loaded. invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing package nfs-kernel-server (--remove): installed nfs-kernel-server package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 5 dpkg: too many errors, stopping nfs-mountd.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it. nfs-server.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it. nfsdcld.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it. Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142. Failed to restart nfs-kernel-server.service: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service failed to load properly, please adjust/correct and reload service manager: File exists See system logs and 'systemctl status nfs-kernel-server.service' for details. invoke-rc.d: initscript nfs-kernel-server, action "restart" failed. ○ nfs-kernel-server.service Loaded: error (Reason: Unit nfs-kernel-server.service failed to load properly, please adjust/correct and reload service manager: File exists) Active: inactive (dead) Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of nfs-kernel-server.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units. Failed to restart nfs-kernel-server, ignoring. Errors were encountered while processing: nfs-kernel-server Processing was halted because there were too many errors. needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) 100 [6/4997]mh@drop:~ $ I was able to get rid of the package by emptying out the prerm script, but that should be easier. Greetings Marc -- Package-specific info: -- rpcinfo -- -- System Information: Debian Release: bookworm/sid APT prefers unstable-debug APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 5.16.11-zgws1 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=de_DE.utf8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages nfs-kernel-server depends on: ii keyutils 1.6.1-2 ii libblkid1 2.37.3-1+b1 ii libc6 2.33-7 ii libcap2 1:2.44-1 ii libevent-core-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1 ii libsqlite3-0 3.38.0-1 ii libtirpc3 1.3.2-2 ii libuuid1 2.37.3-1+b1 ii libwrap0 7.6.q-31 ii lsb-base 11.1.0 ii netbase 6.3 ii nfs-common 1:2.6.1-1 ii ucf 3.0043 Versions of packages nfs-kernel-server recommends: ii python3 3.9.8-1 ii python3-yaml 5.4.1-1+b1 nfs-kernel-server suggests no packages. -- no debconf information