Bug#1101101: initscripts: update initscripts 3.14-3 to 3.14-4 removes kernel

[Lorenzo]

Richard,

thanks for reporting

On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:34:00 +0100
richard at appendix.xaq.nl wrote:

> Package: initscripts
> Version: 3.14-3
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> On multiple Sys-V machines the update of initscripts removes the
> kernel:
> 
> REMOVING:
>   alsa-utils            kmod                       linux-image-amd64
>   initramfs-tools       linux-image-6.12.12-amd64  plymouth
>   initramfs-tools-core  linux-image-6.12.17-amd64  plymouth-label
> 
> For the moment I put the package on hold. Using "apt-cache depends" I
> can't find out why this happens. I'm not a dpkg guru either.

this is a duplicate of #1100955,
see
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1100955

in order to upgrade initscripts you have to wait for kmod that is in
unstable to migrate to testing.

Best,
Lorenzo

> 
> R.
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: trixie/sid
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 6.12.17-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
> 
> Versions of packages initscripts depends on:
> ii  sysv-rc         3.14-4
> ii  sysvinit-utils  3.14-4
> 
> Versions of packages initscripts recommends:
> ii  e2fsprogs         1.47.2-1
> ii  psmisc            23.7-2
> ii  util-linux-extra  2.40.4-5
> 
> initscripts suggests no packages.
> 
> -- Configuration Files:
> /etc/rc.local changed [not included]
> (not important changes, just mails at reboot)
> 
> -- no debconf information
>