Bug#1110184: release-notes: document /etc/sysctl.conf being dropped
On Tue, Aug 05, 2025 at 01:38:13PM +0100, Justin B Rye wrote:
> Richard Lewis wrote:
> > Basilikum, <debian-to@basilikum.pet> wrote:
> >> On
> >> bookworm there was a symlink /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf to
> >> /etc/sysctl.conf. This symlink got dropped during the upgrade causing
> >> the file to be ignored
> >
> > there is some important package that you now need to install to get the
> > symlink.
>
> That'll be linux-sysctl-defaults (Priority: important, with a
> Recommends from systemd).
We mention this in the _iputils-sockets section.
Maybe that section should be expanded?
> > rather than focus on the details, should we instead suggest people consider
> > installing everything of priority standard or higher, and review this list
> > for changes before rebooting?
>
> That is, we could advise users to run
>
> apt list \!~i~important
> apt list \!~i~pstandard
>
> or indeed
>
> apt list '!~i?or(~pstandard,~pimportant)'
>
> and ask themselves what their reasoning is for not having them.
Something like that would probably be a good idea, yeah.
Chris
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