Re: The saga of: Rules-Requires-Root: no

[Leandro Cunha <leandrocunha016@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM Phil Wyett <philip.wyett@kathenas.org> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Until recently most packages required 'Rules-Requires-Root: no' be added to the
> 'debian/control' file of a package. This is no longer the case, with this now
> being default behaviour. You do not need to add it new packages and those
> maintaining packages can remove it.
>
> Just an FYI and hoping you all have a great rest of your day.
>
> Regards
>
> Phil
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>From what I saw here, policy 4.1.5 in 5.6.31 defined this and wouldn't
there need to be an update to the policy about this?
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-rules-requires-root
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.html#version-4-1-5

Thanks!

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Leandro Cunha