#1009213 dpkg-fsysusrunmess: -n option should tell about not changes was done

Package:
dpkg
Source:
dpkg
Description:
Debian package management system
Submitter:
Javier Barroso
Date:
2025-08-12 17:23:01 UTC
Severity:
minor
#1009213#5
Date:
2022-04-08 21:54:54 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

sudo dpkg-fsys-usrunmess -n

finish with:

dpkg-query: no se ha encontrado ningún paquete que corresponda con el
patrón /usr/lib/modules/5.16.0-6-amd64/kernel/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.
D: installing local policy-rc.d
D: reconfiguring all packages
D: removing local policy-rc.d

Done, hierarchy unmessed, congrats!
Rebooting now is very strongly advised.
(Note: you might need to run 'hash -r' in your shell.)


But, -n is effective, so symlinks still exists. I think dpkg should
finish clarifying that it did not any change

I will open a new bug report to the /usr/lib/modules not found (1008764
is not exactly the same bug, I think)

Thanks for your work on Debian!

#1009213#10
Date:
2022-04-08 22:50:06 UTC
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Hello again,

After have been run sudo dpkg-fsys-usrunmess -f , I tried to run it with LANG=C

sudo LANG=C dpkg-fsys-usrunmess -n
dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern /usr/lib/modules/*
D: adding alternative link = /lib/cpp
D: adding alternative link = /bin/mt
D: adding alternative link = /bin/nc
D: adding alternative slave = /bin/netcat
D: adding alternative link = /lib/firmware/regulatory.db
D: adding alternative slave = /lib/firmware/regulatory.db.p7s
D: adding untracked modules = /lib/modules/5.16.0-5-amd64/modules.alias
D: adding untracked modules = /lib/modules/5.16.0-5-amd64/modules.builtin.bin
D: adding untracked modules = /lib/modules/5.16.0-5-amd64/modules.dep
....
D: creating shadow dir = /.usrunmess
error: cannot create directory /.usrunmess: File exists

#1009213#15
Date:
2025-08-12 17:20:51 UTC
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The relevant program got removed from dpkg in the 1.22.12 release,
with:

https://git.dpkg.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/?id=12e3bc2991ac27f73545a246bb95b84fb8d262c9

Closing, these reports.

Thanks,
Guillem