<div dir="ltr"><font face="monospace">Package: systemd<br>Version: 256.5-2<br>Severity: important<br><br>Dear Maintainer,<br></font><div><font face="monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="monospace">When attempting to upgrade systemd, it fails with the following error message:<br><br>x@splendid:~$ sudo apt install --fix-broken<br>Summary:<br>  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 0, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 91<br>  3 not fully installed or removed.<br>  Space needed: 0 B / 1550 GB available<br><br>Setting up systemd (256.5-2) ...<br>Failed to retrieve unit state: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)<br>Failed to get properties: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)<br>dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):<br> installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1<br>dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libpam-systemd:amd64:<br> libpam-systemd:amd64 depends on systemd (= 256.5-2); however:<br>  Package systemd is not configured yet.<br><br>dpkg: error processing package libpam-systemd:amd64 (--configure):<br> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured<br>dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libnss-systemd:amd64:<br> libnss-systemd:amd64 depends on systemd (= 256.5-2); however:<br>  Package systemd is not configured yet.<br><br>dpkg: error processing package libnss-systemd:amd64 (--configure):<br> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured<br>Errors were encountered while processing:<br> systemd<br> libpam-systemd:amd64<br> libnss-systemd:amd64<br>Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)<br><br>I see it is reporting issues in kernel log:<br>x@splendid:~$ sudo dmesg | grep systemd | tail<br>[1206807.222886] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1206896.972072] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1206987.220916] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1207076.970031] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1207167.219158] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1207256.968271] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1207347.217466] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1207436.966581] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1207526.965544] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br>[1207616.964663] systemd-journald[598]: Failed to send WATCHDOG=1 notification message: Transport endpoint is not connected<br><br>And after chatting online, I understand the following may also be relevant:<br></font></div><font face="monospace">x@splendid:~$ sudo busctl list<br>NAME                               PID PROCESS         USER            CONNECTION    UNIT                             SESSION DESCRIPTION<br>:1.0                               947 bluetoothd      root            :1.0          bluetooth.service                -       -          <br>:1.1                               948 boltd           root            :1.1          bolt.service                     -       -          <br>:1.10                              943 systemd-network systemd-network :1.10         systemd-networkd.service         -       -          <br>:1.1157320                     2024002 agent           x               :1.1157320    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1159365                     2031401 Xorg            root            :1.1159365    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188901                     2092685 lightdm         root            :1.1188901    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188916                     2092698 gnome-keyring-d x               :1.1188916    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188922                     2092839 xfce4-panel     x               :1.1188922    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188923                     2092889 xiccd           x               :1.1188923    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188924                     2092890 agent           x               :1.1188924    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188925                     2092922 gvfs-udisks2-vo x               :1.1188925    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188929                     2092863 panel-15-pulsea x               :1.1188929    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188932                     2092913 blueman-applet  x               :1.1188932    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188933                     2093095 xdg-desktop-por x               :1.1188933    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188934                     2093061 xdg-desktop-por x               :1.1188934    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1188935                     2093121 obexd           x               :1.1188935    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1192450                     2102378 chrome          x               :1.1192450    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1192451                     2102378 chrome          x               :1.1192451    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.1192452                     2102378 chrome          x               :1.1192452    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.12                             1177 colord          colord          :1.12         colord.service                   -       -          <br>:1.1249021                         967 prometheus-node prometheus      :1.1249021    prometheus-node-exporter.service -       -          <br>:1.1249022                         967 prometheus-node prometheus      :1.1249022    prometheus-node-exporter.service -       -          <br>:1.1249042                     2182253 busctl          root            :1.1249042    lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.176773                       398845 fwupd           root            :1.176773     fwupd.service                    -       -          <br>:1.2                               971 rtkit-daemon    root            :1.2          rtkit-daemon.service             -       -          <br>:1.21                             2052 lightdm         root            :1.21         lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>:1.3                              1004 udisksd         root            :1.3          udisks2.service                  -       -          <br>:1.5                               945 avahi-daemon    avahi           :1.5          avahi-daemon.service             -       -          <br>:1.536049                      1194217 cupsd           root            :1.536049     cups.service                     -       -          <br>:1.536050                      1194224 cups-browsed    root            :1.536050     cups-browsed.service             -       -          <br>:1.536051                      1194224 cups-browsed    root            :1.536051     cups-browsed.service             -       -          <br>:1.6                              1003 systemd-logind  root            :1.6          systemd-logind.service           -       -          <br>:1.7                              1074 wpa_supplicant  root            :1.7          wpa_supplicant.service           -       -          <br>:1.803                            3095 systemd         x               :1.803        user@1000.service                -       -          <br>:1.804                            3118 gnome-keyring-d x               :1.804        user@1000.service                -       -          <br>:1.811                            3116 pulseaudio      x               :1.811        user@1000.service                -       -          <br>:1.829                            3352 agent           x               :1.829        session-3.scope                  3       -          <br>:1.830                            3386 gvfs-udisks2-vo x               :1.830        user@1000.service                -       -          <br>:1.843                            3578 obexd           x               :1.843        user@1000.service                -       -          <br>:1.844                            3543 xdg-desktop-por x               :1.844        user@1000.service                -       -          <br>:1.847                            3723 upowerd         root            :1.847        upower.service                   -       -          <br>:1.9                              1069 polkitd         polkitd         :1.9          polkit.service                   -       -          <br>fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1             1074 wpa_supplicant  root            :1.7          wpa_supplicant.service           -       -          <br>org.blueman.Mechanism                - -               -               (activatable) -                                -       -          <br>org.bluez                          947 bluetoothd      root            :1.0          bluetooth.service                -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.Avahi              945 avahi-daemon    avahi           :1.5          avahi-daemon.service             -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.ColorManager      1177 colord          colord          :1.12         colord.service                   -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.DBus                 1 systemd         root            -             init.scope                       -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.DisplayManager    2052 lightdm         root            :1.21         lightdm.service                  -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.GeoClue2             - -               -               (activatable) -                                -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1        1069 polkitd         polkitd         :1.9          polkit.service                   -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1       971 rtkit-daemon    root            :1.2          rtkit-daemon.service             -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.UDisks2           1004 udisksd         root            :1.3          udisks2.service                  -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.UPower            3723 upowerd         root            :1.847        upower.service                   -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.bolt               948 boltd           root            :1.1          bolt.service                     -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.fwupd           398845 fwupd           root            :1.176773     fwupd.service                    -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.hostname1            - -               -               (activatable) -                                -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.locale1              - -               -               (activatable) -                                -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.login1            1003 systemd-logind  root            :1.6          systemd-logind.service           -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.network1           943 systemd-network systemd-network :1.10         systemd-networkd.service         -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.systemd1             - -               -               (activatable) -                                -       -          <br>org.freedesktop.timedate1            - -               -               (activatable) -                                -       -<br><br></font><div><font face="monospace">x@x:~$ ps fax | grep systemd<br>      1 ?        Ss     2:07 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --system --deserialize=73<br>    598 ?        Ss    15:28 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journald<br>    613 ?        Ss     0:04 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd<br>    943 ?        Ss     0:05 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-networkd<br>    949 ?        Ss    49:29 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only<br>   1003 ?        Ss     0:03 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind<br>   3095 ?        Ss     0:01 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user<br>   3123 ?        Ss     0:08  \_ /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only<br><br><br><br>-- Package-specific info:<br><br>-- System Information:<br>Debian Release: trixie/sid<br>  APT prefers stable-security<br>  APT policy: (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'unstable')<br>Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)<br><br>Kernel: Linux 6.10.3-amd64 (SMP w/24 CPU threads; PREEMPT)<br>Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8:en_NO.utf8:en_US.utf8:en_GB.utf8:en:en.utf8<br>Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash<br>Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)<br>LSM: AppArmor: enabled<br><br>Versions of packages systemd depends on:<br>ii  libacl1            2.3.2-2<br>ii  libapparmor1       3.1.7-1+b1<br>ii  libblkid1          2.40.2-7<br>ii  libc6              2.40-2<br>ii  libcap2            1:2.66-5<br>ii  libmount1          2.40.2-7<br>ii  libpam0g           1.5.3-7<br>ii  libseccomp2        2.5.5-1+b1<br>ii  libselinux1        3.7-3<br>ii  libssl3t64         3.3.1-7<br>ii  libsystemd-shared  256.5-2<br>ii  libsystemd0        256.5-2<br>ii  mount              2.40.2-7<br><br>Versions of packages systemd recommends:<br>ii  dbus [default-dbus-system-bus]  1.14.10-4+b1<br>ii  libzstd1                        1.5.6+dfsg-1<br>ii  linux-sysctl-defaults           4.10.1<br>ii  ntpsec [time-daemon]            1.2.3+dfsg1-3<br>ii  systemd-cryptsetup              256.5-2<br></font></div><div><font face="monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="monospace">Versions of packages systemd suggests:<br>ii  libcryptsetup12                                 2:2.7.4-1<br>ii  libgcrypt20                                     1.11.0-6<br>ii  libidn2-0                                       2.3.7-2<br>ii  liblz4-1                                        1.9.4-3<br>ii  liblzma5                                        5.6.2-2<br>pn  libtss2-rc0t64                                  <none><br>ii  libtss2-tcti-device0t64 [libtss2-tcti-device0]  4.1.3-1<br>ii  polkitd                                         125-2<br>pn  systemd-boot                                    <none><br>pn  systemd-container                               <none><br>pn  systemd-homed                                   <none><br>pn  systemd-repart                                  <none><br>pn  systemd-resolved                                <none><br>pn  systemd-userdbd                                 <none><br><br>Versions of packages systemd is related to:<br>ii  dbus-user-session  1.14.10-4+b1<br>pn  dracut             <none><br>ii  initramfs-tools    0.145<br>iu  libnss-systemd     256.5-2<br>iu  libpam-systemd     256.5-2<br>ii  udev               256.5-1<br><br>-- no debconf information<br></font></div><div><br></div></div>