Bug#1117908: linux-sysctl-defaults should restart systemd-sysctl.service in the postinst

Salvatore Bonaccorso carnil at debian.org
Mon Oct 13 07:44:36 BST 2025


Hi,

On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 02:10:54PM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> Package: linux-sysctl-defaults
> Severity: normal
> 
> Installation or different defaults in a new version won't
> be effective immediately unless systemd-sysctl.service
> is restarted.

Some context on why this is not done is in the implementation merge
request: 
https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux-base/-/merge_requests/12#note_500942

Regards,
Salvatore



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