Bug#968379: wireshark-common: versioned dependency on libsystemd0 breaks installability with elogind

[Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn]

On Mon, 17 Aug 2020, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2020, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote:
> 
> > > As a workaround you can use equivs to install a dummy package that
> > > Provides: libsystemd0 (99:99) to satisfy wireshark-common's
> 
> > I would have expected such a dummy package to be provided in the 
> 
> No, this does not belong into the distribution. Because the
> dependency comes from dpkg-shlibdeps it's also fully correct.
> Missing symbols may cause trouble.
> 
> libelogind0 actually *does* implement much of libsystemd0's ABI.
> Just wait for the new version.

Nothing pesonal.  This has been gone for too long.  I'm tired, but 
just let me put it this way:

There are a few init systems around.  I wish I could choose any of 
them, whithout getting a broken OS.

That would mean respect for _my_ freedoms!


-- 
Cristian