Bug#817975: dependency problems prevent the configuration of systemd

[Hiroshi Ohkubo <ohkubo.fs@gmail.com>]

Hi Benedikt,

> Comments/Problems:
>
> The install went fine except for the system upgrade: dpkg stopped because of
> dependency problems of systemd.
>
> Here the last output (I translated it from German):
>
> "dpkg: dependency problems prevent the configuration of systemd: systemd
> depends from libsystemd0 (=228-2+b1); but: Version of libsystemd0:amd64 of
> the system is 229-2. ifupdown (0.8.10) damages systemd (<< 228-3^) and is
> installed. The version instelled of systemd is 228-2+b1."
>
> "WARNING **: Configuring 'pksel' failed with error code 100"
>
>
> Downloading the updates, it had downloaded systemd=229-2. I don't know why
> it didn't install it.
>
>
> The broken dependency prevented further package install and bootloader
> installation: if I install the bootloader before the system upgrade (expert
> install), the bootloader worked, but it hadn't installed sudo and the root
> user was blocked, thus I wasn't able to do anything

Probably Bug#814343.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814343#25

> Works fine: debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso (daily, today)
>
> =====
>
> Reproducible: debian-stretch-DI-alpha5-amd64-netinst.iso
> (see log below)
>
> Looks like a systemd upgrading issue.
>
> We can continue the installation with:
>    # chroot /target apt-get -fy install
>
>
> syslog (full log attached)
>
> Mar  7 01:07:42 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent
> configuration of systemd:
> Mar  7 01:07:42 in-target:  systemd depends on libsystemd0 (=
> 228-2+b1); however:
> Mar  7 01:07:42 in-target:   Version of libsystemd0:amd64 on system is 229-2.
> Mar  7 01:07:42 in-target:  ifupdown (0.8.10) breaks systemd (<<
> 228-3~) and is installed.
> Mar  7 01:07:42 in-target:   Version of systemd to be configured is 228-2+b1.
> Mar  7 01:07:42 in-target:
> Mar  7 01:07:42 in-target: dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):
> Mar  7 01:07:42 in-target:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> (snip)
> Mar  7 01:07:49 in-target: Errors were encountered while processing:
> Mar  7 01:07:49 in-target:  systemd
> (snip)
> Mar  7 01:07:52 main-menu[186]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel'
> failed with error code 100
> Mar  7 01:07:52 main-menu[186]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.

Kind regards,

-- 
Hiroshi Ohkubo
<ohkubo.fs@gmail.com>