Jira (PUP-8495) Ubuntu 16.10 _AND NEWER_ use systemd provider as default

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Kolbjørn Barmen created an issue   Puppet / PUP-8495 Ubuntu 16.10 _AND NEWER_ use systemd provider as default Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: PUP 4.10.10 Assignee: Unassigned Created: 2018/02/27 7:46 AM Environment: Ubuntu Priority: Normal Reporter: Kolbjørn Barmen Puppet Version: Puppet Server Version: OS Name/Version: Detection of systemd fails on Ubuntu releases higher than 16.10 Desired Behavior: disabling/enabling services should work as normal also on Ubuntu 17.04 and up. As one can see here: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ef342d4ced9bf7aa0489005119bf80a298d094f2 Ubuntu is only supported up to 16.10 - why is this hardcoded in like this, instead of saying Ubuntu with releases from 15.04 and up use systemd, while those below use sysc-rc - the problem is now that puppet tries to use sysv-rc on Ubuntu 17.04 and up as well.  Actual Behavior:     ubuntu1710 ~ # puppet resource service ipmievd enable='false' dpkg: error: --compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' ! Notice: /Service[ipmievd]/enable: enable changed 'true' to 'false' service { 'ipmievd':    enable => 'true', } ubuntu1710 ~ # lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 17.10 Release: 17.10 Codename: artful ubuntu1710 ~ #     Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.5.1#75006-sha1:7df2574) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.