Bug#1056137: systemd: downgrading systemd packages kills off the desktop environment

[Richard Lewis]

On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:37:41 +0100 Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:40:05 +0100 Christoph Anton Mitterer
> <calestyo at scientia.org> wrote:
> > Package: systemd
> > Version: 255~rc2-1

> > Because of #1056135 I was downgradin systemd/udev packages to 254.5-1.
> > While apt was still running, this causes the whole desktop environment
> > (I use cinnamon) to be killed (and all processes in it ;-) ).


> My guess is, that the failures you encountered are due to the following
> change in v255:
>
> """
>          Service Manager:
>
>          * The way services are spawned has been overhauled.

I couldnt follow the bit i deleted, and this maybe jumping to
conclusions: are there any implications for upgrading to/after 255
within a desktop environment?
should something be said in the release-notes?