On 9/10/19 7:59 AM, Mark Hindley wrote:
> I have been further testing ways of migrating buster to beowulf.
>
> With a install of xfce4 and lightdm, the cleanest way I can come up with is:
>
> # Migrate from Debian buster to Devuan beowulf
>
> # Install devuan-keyring
> wget http://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/pool/main/d/devuan-keyring/devuan-keyring_2017.10.03_all.deb
> dpkg -i devuan-keyring_2017.10.03_all.deb
>
> # Change APT sources
> cat > /etc/apt/sources.list <<EOF
> deb http://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged beowulf main
> deb http://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged beowulf-security main
> EOF
>
> apt update
>
> # If you have libpam-systemd installed this is an optional and very hackish fix
> # for Debian #935304 which is now closed with wontfix.
> #
> # Don't do this if you are at all unsure.
> #
> # 1) Ensure you create a backup!
> # 2) Open /var/lib/dpkg/status with an editor
> # 3) Find libpam-systemd Depends. The line looks like
> # Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), systemd (= 241-7~deb10u1), libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6), dbus, systemd-sysv
> # 4) Remove ', systemd-sysv from the end of the line, leaving the rest of the line intact
> # 5) Save file
> cp /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status.save
> editor /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> # Install new init and dbus.
> # Ensure we will have dbus-x11 to provide dbus-session-bus after systemd is gone.
> # Remove libnss-systemd to avoid delays on nss lookups after reboot.
> apt install --purge sysvinit-core dbus dbus-x11 libnss-systemd-
>
> reboot
>
> # If you have policykit-1 installed, update it.
> # This will also purge systemd* and install libpam-elogind
> apt install --purge policykit-1
>
> # The rest of the migration (base-files, eudev, etc)
> # This will also purge sytemd* if not already done.
> apt --purge full-upgrade
>
> # Optionally, if you didn't edit /var/lib/dpkg/status above
> # Reinstall whatever desktop and display manager was removed
> # apt install xfce4 lightdm
>
> # Change ens3 to eth0 in /etc/network/interfaces
> sed s/ens3/eth0/ -i /etc/network/interfaces
>
> reboot
>
> # Remove cruft
> apt autoremove --purge
>
> Done!
>
> The transitional systemd-sysv package I talked about a few days ago to smooth
> over #935304 isn't going to work as I had forgotten that sysvinit-core conflicts
> with systemd-sysv.
>
> The hack to work around #935304 by editing /var/lib/dpkg/status is not pretty at
> all. If you don't want it you will have to accept removal of some GUI components
> with libpam-systemd and then reinstall them after libpam-elogind is in place.
>
> I hope the instructions are reasonably clear.
>
> Do give feedback.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
Would a transitional package that makes the edit to /var/lib/dpkg/status
be a sane solution?
fsmithred
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