Re: Bug#1057634: /sbin/hwclock: unrecognized option '--rtc=/dev/rtc0'
On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 4:57 PM Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk> wrote:
> I also propose downgrading the initscripts Depends: util-linux-extra to
> Recommends. Even on non-systemd systems, hwclock.sh is far from essential as
> many now use NTP and hwclock.sh already handles a missing /sbin/hwclock
> gracefully.
The dependency currently is a mere Suggests. What causes extra to get
installed is that it currently has priority Standard. That makes
debian-installer pull it on default installs, since it pulls
everything Standard or higher, unless explicitly told not to do so.
Martin-Éric
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