>From: Gregor Riepl
>To: Debian Bug Tracking System <915...@bugs.debian.org>
>Subject: Re: Please drop anacron from task-desktop and task-laptop
>Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:19:21 +0100
>
>On the other hand, the systemd-cron package provides anacron, so it could be
>installed instead, if the cron de
Package: task-laptop
Version: 3.71
Followup-For: Bug #915370
X-Debbugs-Cc: onit...@gmail.com
The drop didn't happen in buster+1, but there may still be time for bookworm.
FYI: The anacron service was silently disabled by default a while ago due to a
bug, but this was only recently reported: https
Please at least downgrade anacron in task-laptop from depends to recommends.
That way I am able to remove anacron and still keep task-laptop.
> On Fri, 08 Mar 2019 at 10:24:28 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > The output of "ls /etc/cron.daily" is not empty for me.
>
> That doesn't *necessarily* mean you need anacron, or even cron. Many
> cron jobs now have a corresponding systemd timer; if you are running
> systemd, the cron job starts, de
On Fri, Mar 08, 2019 at 09:47:34AM +, Simon McVittie wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Mar 2019 at 17:07:18 -0400, David Bremner wrote:
> > Holger Wansing writes:
> > > Are there still many packages, that don't rely on systemd timer units?
> >
> > Presumably packages that work without systemd, but still ne
On Thu, 07 Mar 2019 at 17:07:18 -0400, David Bremner wrote:
> Holger Wansing writes:
> > Are there still many packages, that don't rely on systemd timer units?
>
> Presumably packages that work without systemd, but still need to
> periodic activity?
Default installations of Debian boot with syst
Holger Wansing writes:
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Is there still a broad necessity for anacron?
> Are there still many packages, that don't rely on systemd timer units?
>
Presumably packages that work without systemd, but still need to
periodic activity?
d
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Hi,
Laurent Bigonville wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:44:05 +0100 Michael Biebl wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> >
> > anacron was added to the desktop-task a long time ago.
> > The changelog doesn't mention why it was added, but I assume it was to
> > support systems
On Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:44:05 +0100 Michael Biebl wrote:
Hello,
>
> anacron was added to the desktop-task a long time ago.
> The changelog doesn't mention why it was added, but I assume it was to
> support systems which are not running 24/7 and to ensure that cron jobs
> have a chance to run.
>
Control: tags -1 + pending
Steve McIntyre wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 03, 2018 at 08:47:04PM +0100, Holger Wansing wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Michael Biebl wrote:
> >> Package: task-desktop
> >> Version: 3.48
> >> Severity: normal
> >>
> >> anacron was added to the desktop-task a long time ago.
> >> The cha
On Mon, Dec 03, 2018 at 08:47:04PM +0100, Holger Wansing wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Michael Biebl wrote:
>> Package: task-desktop
>> Version: 3.48
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> anacron was added to the desktop-task a long time ago.
>> The changelog doesn't mention why it was added, but I assume it was to
>> supp
Hi,
Michael Biebl wrote:
> Package: task-desktop
> Version: 3.48
> Severity: normal
>
> anacron was added to the desktop-task a long time ago.
> The changelog doesn't mention why it was added, but I assume it was to
> support systems which are not running 24/7 and to ensure that cron jobs
> have
Package: task-desktop
Version: 3.48
Severity: normal
anacron was added to the desktop-task a long time ago.
The changelog doesn't mention why it was added, but I assume it was to
support systems which are not running 24/7 and to ensure that cron jobs
have a chance to run.
Nowadays, we have system
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