On 2023-06-12 06:32 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 09:27:11PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> Nice try. However, this isn't allowed, as it would apparently remove
>> libcrypt1:i386, which is apparently a "system-critical" package. I'm
>> not sure how this could be system critical, since my original
>> installation was 64 bit. This begins to look like a reinstall, in order
>> to get my system "clean". Unless anyone has other ideas.
>
> This has even made it into a bug report [1]. It seems that just adding
> the --allow-remove-essential option is what you need.
The real bug is that removing libcrypt1 requires this option in the
first place[1]. I have just sent a reminder to fix that, but do not
assume it will make it into a Bookworm point release.
Cheers,
Sven
1. https://bugs.debian.org/1024616
