On Friday 16 June 2023 10:05:54 AM (-04:00), Rich Pieri wrote:
> Debian 12 was released last week(end). With it comes the mandatory
> change to merged /usr.
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/UsrMerge
>
> This can break on WSL1 installs due to how WSL locks parts of the
> filesystem. Debian's official recommendation is to reinstall the base
> OS if you don't want to convert to WSL2. My workaround, tested on four
> different machines, is to temporarily convert to WSL2 anyway:
>
> * Install the usrmerge packages on Debian 11/WSL1 but don't execute.
> * Convert the install to WSL2 (wsl --set-version Debian 2)
> * Execute usrmerge (dpkg-reconfigure usrmerge)
> * Revert to WSL1 (wsl --set-version Debian 1)
>
> The full-upgrade should now work without tripping on usrmerge.
Should the average end-user be concerned about this change to /usr? The
internal HDD/SSD installs are Debian Sid (unstable). originally installed
with a Debian 11 image, then 'upgraded'.
TIA.
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