Bug#1076530: init-system-helpers: Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 148.

Gioele Barabucci gioele at svario.it
Wed Aug 20 20:05:28 BST 2025


Control: found -1 1.68

Hi,

this issue can be reproduced by installing the following two debs:

* 
https://people.debian.org/~gioele/bug-1076530/aptitude-common_0.8.13-7.1_all.deb
* 
https://people.debian.org/~gioele/bug-1076530/aptitude_0.8.13-7.1_amd64.deb

```
$ sudo dpkg -i aptitude-common_*.deb aptitude_*.deb
(Reading database ... 49656 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack aptitude-common_0.8.13-7.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking aptitude-common (0.8.13-7.1) over (0.8.13-7.1) ...
Preparing to unpack aptitude_0.8.13-7.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking aptitude (0.8.13-7.1) over (0.8.13-7.1) ...
Setting up aptitude-common (0.8.13-7.1) ...
Setting up aptitude (0.8.13-7.1) ...
aptitude-backup.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not 
starting it.
Could not execute systemctl:  at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 148.
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) ...
```

Line 148 is

```
147    if (@start_units) {
148        system('systemctl', '--quiet', @instance_args, $action, 
@start_units) == 0 or die("Could not execute systemctl: $!");
149    }
```

The list of packages installed on my machine can be found at 
https://people.debian.org/~gioele/bug-1076530/dpkg-l.txt

Regards,

-- 
Gioele Barabucci



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