Bug#925489: unblock: elogind/241.1-1+debian1
Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock
Please unblock package elogind.
Version 241.1-1+debian1 of src:elogind has been in unstable for 11 days with no
regressions reported.
I am aware that the debdiff against testing (239.3+20190131-1+debian1) is
significantly larger than you would normally want at this stage in the release
cycle. However, I believe it is warranted and ask for your consideration.
The benefits of migration centre around this version of elogind providing ABI
compatibility between libelogind0 and libsystemd0 (see #923244). This means that
packages compiled against libsystemd-dev headers work correctly with either
libsystemd0 or libelogind0 runtime libraries. This is particularly important for
policykit-1 authorization of many desktop functions (particularly restart, halt,
suspend and for pkexec which is essential for synaptic) on non-systemd init
installations.
It is also worth pointing out that as elogind is derived from systemd which is
alrelady at version 241-2 in testing. Therefore, much of the contained upstream
code is already in included in buster.
In addition, at the moment this is rather a niche area into which few 'regular'
users will dip their toes; systemd is not currently uninstallable by APT once it
is PID 1 and so elogind systems can only be installed from scratch and do not
happen without considerable knowledge and care.
Many thanks. I look forward to your thoughts.
Mark
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.11
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-7-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
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