Re: Bookworm VPS image and cron

[Steve Sobol <steve@LobosStudios.com>]

On 2023-08-25 08:38, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 03:02:55PM -0700, Steve Sobol wrote:
> > So, there you go... it was a problem with DO's Bookworm image. I'm 
> > assuming
> > the omission wasn't intentional and if that is, in fact, the case, it 
> > will
> > get fixed quickly.
>
> It sounds to me like not a bug, since a minimal debootstrap
> (debootstrap --variant=minbase bookworm target-dir) of Debian 12
> does not include the "cron" package either. It's just a change.
> Nothing in the base system needs cron any more.

Might not be a bug. Regardless, that was their response. If they 
determine the package should not have been omitted, they'll fix their 
image.

It is what it is.

Thanks
--Steve