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Bug#1133304: anacron: upgrade frozen on "Setting up anacron (2.3-48) ..."

From	Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject	Bug#1133304: anacron: upgrade frozen on "Setting up anacron (2.3-48) ..."
Date	2026-04-13 17:20 +0200
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On 2026-04-13 21:20:13 +0700, Lin Qigang wrote:
> On 4/13/26 8:53 PM, Fiona Klute wrote:
> > But why is anacron.service started during installation at all? Shouldn't
> > only the timer unit be started, which can then start the service unit in
> > turn if needed (in the background)?
> > 
> > If my understanding is correct and the service unit should be started
> > only via the timer, the actual problem is likely the [Install] section
> > (which makes the service run independently of the timer). None of the
> > other service units started via timer on my system have it.
> 
> Anacron is unique. Please look at the source file debian/README.debian:
> 
> ```
> Anacron itself however is not a daemon, so it will either be called at
> startup, on APM power status change, on systemd timer or by cron.
> Disabling those will result in some jobs not being executed on time.
> ```

Precisely. This does *not* include install time. So the current
behavior to run anacron at installation time (which includes upgrades)
seems buggy.

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Bug#1133304: anacron: upgrade frozen on "Setting up anacron (2.3-48) ..." Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-13 14:10 +0200
  Bug#1133304: anacron: upgrade frozen on "Setting up anacron (2.3-48) ..." Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-13 14:40 +0200
  Bug#1133304: anacron: upgrade frozen on "Setting up anacron (2.3-48) ..." Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-13 15:20 +0200
    Bug#1133304: anacron: upgrade frozen on "Setting up anacron (2.3-48) ..." Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-13 16:20 +0200
    Bug#1133304: anacron: upgrade frozen on "Setting up anacron (2.3-48) ..." Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-13 17:20 +0200

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