Bug#1074135: lintian: error due to login no longer being Essential:yes

On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 06:10:49PM +0200, Guillem Jover wrote: > Since shadow 1:4.15.1-1, the login package is no longer Essential:yes, > instead it is now Protected:yes. Because rouca asked on IRC: shadow in unstable is indeed not Essential:yes anymore. It will take a few more days to be sure

Bug#1074135: lintian: error due to login no longer being Essential:yes

Package: lintian Version: 2.117.0 Severity: important X-Debbugs-Cc: Chris Hofstaedtler Hi! Since shadow 1:4.15.1-1, the login package is no longer Essential:yes, instead it is now Protected:yes. But lintian still considers it the former and emits an error tag when a package Depends on login,