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kexec-tools package

kexec-tools should not ask to handle reboots

Bug #1713997 reported by Juerg Haefliger
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kexec-tools (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Reboots via kexec-tools are only supported on SysV init systems. With systemd the only supported init system by now, kexec-tools should no longer ask (during installation) if reboots should be handled by kexec-tools.

There should be no user interaction required when installing the package.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch)
Release: 17.10

$ apt-cache policy kexec-tools
kexec-tools:
  Installed: 1:2.0.15-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:2.0.15-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.0.15-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in kexec-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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norman shen (jshen28) wrote :

may I ask why reboots via kexec-tools only supported on sysv init systemd?

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Juerg Haefliger (juergh) wrote :

kexec reboots are nowadays handled directly by systemd (systemd-kexec.service) so no need for kexec-tools to fiddle with it.

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TomasHnyk (sup) wrote :

Hm, don't you still need kexec-tools installed to reboot with kexec via systemd?

I think this bug should be more about asking to reboot using kexec with systemd. The only problem is that for that to work, Ubuntu would need to implement https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION/ (or move to boot using systemd-boot instead of grub2 - then the former is gained for free).

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