TL;DR: The fix is not needed on Mantic. This is just to expand a bit on the brief note in '[Where problems could occur]' ("moved to merging post-extraction"), for clarity.
The code in `scripts/gutsy` (used for noble) is different between Mantic and Jammy with regards to the order of package extraction and usr-merge setup, in first_stage_install(). The issue happens in Jammy because usr-merge setup runs _before_ extraction (thus extraction of base-files fails as the /{bin,lib,lib64,sbin} symlinks already exist): setup_merged_usr extract $required But it doesn't happen in Mantic because usr-merge setup runs _after_ extraction (thus extraction of base-files works as the symlinks don't yet exist): extract $required merge_usr -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2054925 Title: Debootstrap fails for Noble with base-files 13ubuntu7 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/2054925/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs