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xserver-xorg-core: 21.1.7-1devuan1 pulls in libseat1 which kills xorg

Package: xserver-xorg-core; Maintainer for xserver-xorg-core is Devuan Developers <devuan-dev@lists.dyne.org>; Source for xserver-xorg-core is src:xorg-server.

Reported by: Nikolaus Klepp <office@klepp.biz>

Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:26:02 UTC

Severity: critical

Done: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>

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From: Nikolaus Klepp <office@klepp.biz>
To: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:11:38 +0100
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Hi Mark,

Anno domini 2023 Tue, 14 Feb 11:00:40 +0000
 Mark Hindley scripsit:
> Nikolaus,
> 
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 11:45:16AM +0100, Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> > 21.1.6-1 does not need libseat1, 21.1.7-1 does. The errormessage from libseat1
> > gives the impression. If it's wrong ... ok, what to say?
> 
> Certainly 21.1.7-1devuan1 has a patch to use libseat1. This is part of our drive
> to get away from systemd.
> 
> From NEWS:
> 
> xorg-server (2:21.1.5-1devuan1) unstable; urgency=medium
> 
>   This version includes a patch to use libseat for controlling rootless startx and
>   access to input and video devices. libseat can use either seatd or (e)logind
>   as a backend. If you need to override the default choice, use the
>   LIBSEAT_BACKEND environment variable.
> 
> > 
> > > dpkg -s libseat1 shows
> > > 
> > >  Depends: seatd | logind, libc6 (>= 2.33), libsystemd0 (>= 238)
> > > 
> > > On Devuan logind is a virtual package provided by libpam-elogind
> > libpam-elogind is installed, but not libsystemd0. Installing libsystemd0
> > removes libpam-elogind and installs dummy-logind. Both variants dont
> > work. libsystemd0 was not pulled in during upgrade.
> 
> Please reinstall libpam-elogind. That should pull in libelogind-compat which
> provides libsystemd0. It will also replace dummy-logind which you definitely
> don't want (read its description).
> 
> I think libelogind-compat is the cruicial package here you were missing.
> 

I already did this before. Anyway, xserver-xorg-core 21.1.7-1 does not work.

# dpkg -l|grep elogind 
ii  elogind                                                     246.10-5                               amd64        user, seat and session management daemon
ii  libelogind-compat:amd64                                     246.10-5                               amd64        user, seat and session management library compatibility
ii  libelogind0:amd64                                           246.10-5                               amd64        user, seat and session management library
ii  libpam-elogind:amd64                                        246.10-5                               amd64        elogind PAM module
ii  libpolkit-gobject-elogind-1-0:amd64                         122-3devuan1                           amd64        polkit Authorization API
#

Nik



> Thanks
> 
> Mark
> 



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