Bug#750909: systemd: breaks a big part of my system

[Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn]

Source: systemd
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software

I've chosen to keep away from systemd and systemd related packages,
but I haven't been paying enough attention and ended up with these
packages installed on my system:

	$ dpkg --get-selections | egrep systemd
	libsystemd-daemon0:amd64                        install
	libsystemd-id128-0:amd64                        install
	libsystemd-id128-0:i386                         install
	libsystemd-journal0:amd64                       install
	libsystemd-journal0:i386                        install
	libsystemd-login0:amd64                         install

All the above packages are 'Priority: optional'.

I also have package policykit-1 on hold, as it's attempting to install
more systemd related packages:

	$ apt-get install policykit-1
	Reading package lists... Done
	Building dependency tree
	Reading state information... Done
	The following extra packages will be installed:
	  libpam-systemd systemd systemd-sysv
	Suggested packages:
	  systemd-ui
	The following packages will be REMOVED:
	  sysvinit-core
	The following NEW packages will be installed:
	  libpam-systemd systemd systemd-sysv
	The following held packages will be changed:
	  policykit-1
	The following packages will be upgraded:
	  policykit-1
	1 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 1 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

policykit-1 is also 'Priority: optional'.

I already removed quite a few gnome-related packages from my system as
they have dependencies to systemd related packages.  I don't use gnome
and I can live without.  Still...

Attempting to purge the systemd related packages leeds to this:

	# apt-get --purge remove libsystemd-daemon0:amd64 libsystemd-id128-0:amd64 libsystemd-journal0:amd64 libsystemd-login0:amd64
	The following information may help to resolve the situation:

	The following packages have unmet dependencies:
	 policykit-1 : Depends: libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.105) but it is not going to be installed
	               Depends: libpolkit-backend-1-0 (>= 0.99) but it is not going to be installed
	               Depends: libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.101) but it is not going to be installed
	               Depends: consolekit but it is not going to be installed
	               Depends: dbus
	E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

Alright...  Adding policykit-1 to the list:

	# apt-get --purge remove libsystemd-daemon0:amd64 libsystemd-id128-0:amd64 libsystemd-journal0:amd64 libsystemd-login0:amd64 policykit-1
	...
	The following packages will be REMOVED:
	  2mandvd* accountsservice* alleyoop* alsaplayer-common* audacious*
	  audacious-plugins* audtty* avahi-daemon* avahi-utils* avidemux*
	  avidemux-plugins* avidemux-qt* blender* blueman* bluetooth* bluez*
	  bluez-alsa* bluez-cups* bluez-gstreamer* bochs* bochs-term* bochs-wx*
	  bochs-x* bombono-dvd* cheese* clementine* colord* compiz-gtk*
	  compiz-plugins* consolekit* csmash* cups* cups-core-drivers* cups-daemon*
	  cups-pdf* cups-pk-helper* dbus* dbus-x11* deadbeef* default-jre* devede*
	  digikam* digikam-private-libs* distccmon-gnome* dradio* dvd-slideshow*
	  dvdrip* dvdwizard* ekiga* electric* epiphany-browser* eqonomize* etherape*
	  ettercap-graphical* exo-utils* extremetuxracer* festival* festlex-cmu*
	  festlex-oald* festlex-poslex* festvox-kallpc16k* festvox-rablpc16k* ffmpeg*
	  foomatic-gui* fprintd* freetuxtv* fusion-icon* gcipher*
	  gconf-defaults-service* gconf-editor* gconf2* gcr* gdebi* gimp*
	  gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0* gir1.2-polkit-1.0* gitg* gkdebconf* gksu*
	  gnome-dvb-client* gnome-dvb-daemon* gnome-keyring* gnome-media*
	  gnome-photo-printer* gnome-screensaver* gnome-session-bin* gnome-system-log*
	  gnome-video-effects* gource* gpac* gpac-modules-base*
	  gpointing-device-settings* greenwich* gstreamer0.10-gconf*
	  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good* gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad* gtetrinet* gtick*
	  gurlchecker* guvcview* gwc* gxine* gxineplugin* h264enc* hplip* hplip-cups*
	  hplip-gui* impressive* inkscape* k3b* k3d* kaffeine* kcachegrind*
	  kde-config-cddb* kde-runtime* kdebase-runtime* kdelibs5-plugins*
	  kdepim-runtime* kipi-plugins* kmahjongg* kommander* kpat*
	  libaccountsservice0* libakonadi-calendar4* libakonadi-contact4*
	  libasound2-plugins* libav-tools* libavdevice54* libavdevice55*
	  libbonoboui2-0* libcheese-gtk23* libcheese7* libdv-bin* libestools2.1*
	  libexo-1-0* libfarstream-0.1-0* libfluidsynth1* libgconf2-dev*
	  libgegl-0.2-0* libgksu2-0* libgnome-2-0* libgnome-media-profiles-3.0-0*
	  libgnome2-0* libgnome2-bin* libgnome2-common* libgnome2-perl*
	  libgnome2-vfs-perl* libgnomeui-0* libgnomevfs2-0* libgnomevfs2-common*
	  libgstrtspserver-0.10-0* libgtk2-unique-perl* libk3b6* libk3b6-extracodecs*
	  libkcddb4* libkcompactdisc4* libkhtml5* libknotifyconfig4* liblavplay-2.1-0*
	  liblinphone5* libmarble-dev* libmarblewidget18* libmediastreamer-base3*
	  libmikmod3* libokularcore4* libopal3.10.10* libpam-fprintd* libphonon4*
	  libplasma3* libpolkit-agent-1-0* libpolkit-backend-1-0*
	  libpolkit-gobject-1-0* libpolkit-gobject-1-dev* libpolkit-qt-1-1*
	  libpt2.10.10* libpulse-mainloop-glib0* libpulse0* libpurple0*
	  libreoffice-gnome* libsdl-image1.2* libsdl-mixer1.2* libsdl-pango1*
	  libsdl-ttf2.0-0* libsdl1.2debian* libsdl2-2.0-0* libsdl2-image-2.0-0*
	  libsmpeg0* libsystemd-daemon0* libsystemd-id128-0* libsystemd-journal0*
	  libsystemd-login0* libthunarx-2-0* libunique-1.0-0* libvirt-bin* libvirt0*
	  libxfce4ui-1-0* libxfce4ui-utils* libxfconf-0-2* libxine2* libxine2-gnome*
	  libxine2-misc-plugins* libxine2-plugins* libxine2-x* linphone*
	  linphone-nogtk* lives* lives-plugins* lxdvdrip* mdbus2* me-tv* mhwaveedit*
	  mic2* midori* mikmod* minitube* mjpegtools* modemmanager* mpeg2dec* mplayer*
	  mplayer2* mpv* okular* openjdk-6-jdk* openjdk-6-jre* openjdk-7-jre* orage*
	  phonon* phonon-backend-gstreamer* phonon-backend-vlc* pidgin*
	  pidgin-encryption* pidgin-extprefs* pidgin-hotkeys* pidgin-libnotify*
	  pidgin-plugin-pack* planetpenguin-racer* plasma-scriptengine-javascript*
	  policykit-1* policykit-1-gnome* prepaid-manager-applet*
	  printer-driver-gutenprint* printer-driver-hpcups* project-x* psensor*
	  python-gnome2* python-pygame* qemu* qemu-launcher* qemu-system*
	  qemu-system-arm* qemu-system-mips* qemu-system-misc* qemu-system-ppc*
	  qemu-system-sparc* qemu-system-x86* qemuctl* qutecom* radiotray*
	  rapid-photo-downloader* regexxer* remuco-clementine* sanduhr* scilab*
	  scilab-full-bin* shutter* skanlite* skrooge* smpeg-plaympeg* smplayer*
	  smplayer-themes* smplayer2* smtube* sonic-visualiser* sound-juicer*
	  soundconverter* subsurface* subtitleeditor* subtitleripper*
	  system-tools-backends* thunar* thunar-archive-plugin*
	  thunar-media-tags-plugin* thunar-volman* totem* totem-mozilla*
	  totem-plugins* totem-plugins-dvb-daemon* transcode* tuxtype* twclock*
	  udisks* unetbootin* upower* vlc* wavbreaker* winff* winff-gtk2* wmauda*
	  xchat* xchat-common* xfce4* xfce4-appfinder* xfce4-cellmodem-plugin*
	  xfce4-mixer* xfce4-panel* xfce4-session* xfce4-settings* xfce4-volumed*
	  xfconf* xfdesktop4* xfprint4* xfwm4* xfwm4-themes* xine-console* xine-ui*
	  zapping*
	The following held packages will be changed:
	  policykit-1
	0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 316 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

Now, this is serious breakage, IMO.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.14-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash


Cheers,

-- 
Cristian