agreed... but why is it different for us. As far as I know we've changed nothing that should effect this??

This is becauseNotAutomatic: yesandButAutomaticUpgrades: yesare missing from Devuan release file:

$ head -n 15 /var/lib/apt/lists/auto.mirror.devuan.org_merged_dists_jessie-backports_InRelease 
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256

Origin: Devuan
Label: jessie-backports
Suite: jessie-backports
Version: 1.0.0
Codename: jessie
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:31:28 UTC
Valid-Until: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 22:31:28 UTC
Architectures: alpha amd64 arm64 armel armhf hppa i386 ia64 mips mipsel powerpc ppc64el s390x sparc
Components: main contrib non-freeMD5Sum:
  f18ab950857243675c384f7e31106cf7    26160 non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
  862f58bd69e3e2f722294a73e054369d      120 non-free/binary-amd64/Release
  43f7166d54c25d6e45d03143ec9f8fbb    30103 non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

assigned to @nextime

@gajdusek - Ah, right! Thanks for that insight

@nextime , can you please add

NotAutomatic: yes

and

ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes

to jessie-backports, -proposed and -proposed-updates for both /devuan and /merged

thanks :D

i've tested the new devuan_jessie_RC_amd64_minimal-live.iso

however i wonder why these 45 packages are from backports

• bash-completion 1:2.1-4.3~bpo8+1
• brltty 5.3.1-1~bpo8+1
• dmidecode 3.0-2~bpo8+1
• dvtm 0.15-1~bpo8+1
• e2fslibs:amd64 1.43.3-1~bpo8+1
• e2fsprogs 1.43.3-1~bpo8+1
• geoip-database 20170111-1~bpo8+1
• gettext-base 0.19.8.1-1~bpo8+1
• htop 2.0.2-1~bpo8+1
• ifupdown 0.8.13~bpo8+1
• irssi 1.0.2-1~bpo8+1
• libasprintf0c2:amd64 0.19.8.1-1~bpo8+1
• libassuan0:amd64 2.4.3-2~bpo8+1
• libbrlapi0.6:amd64 5.3.1-1~bpo8+1
• libcomerr2:amd64 1.43.3-1~bpo8+1
• libcups2:amd64 2.2.1-8~bpo8+1
• libcupsimage2:amd64 2.2.1-8~bpo8+1
• libfastjson4:amd64 0.99.4-1~bpo8+1
• libgcrypt20:amd64 1.7.6-1~bpo8+1
• libgeoip1:amd64 1.6.7-2~bpo8+1
• libglib2.0-0:amd64 2.48.0-1~bpo8+1
• libgpg-error0:amd64 1.26-2~bpo8+1
• libksba8:amd64 1.3.5-2~bpo8+1
• liblognorm5:amd64 2.0.1-1.1~bpo8+1
• libpcap0.8:amd64 1.8.1-3~bpo8+1
• libpulse0:amd64 7.1-2~bpo8+1
• libss2:amd64 1.43.3-1~bpo8+1
• libssl1.0.0:amd64 1.0.2k-1~bpo8+1
• libsystemd0:amd64 230-7~bpo8+2
• libudev1:amd64 230-7~bpo8+2
• linux-base 4.3~bpo8+1
• linux-libc-dev:amd64 4.9.13-1~bpo8+1
• live-boot 1:20160511~bpo8+1
• live-boot-doc 1:20160511~bpo8+1
• live-boot-initramfs-tools 1:20160511~bpo8+1
• manpages 4.09-2~bpo8+1
• manpages-dev 4.09-2~bpo8+1
• mosh 1.2.5-1~bpo8+1
• mtr-tiny 0.86-1~bpo8+1
• openssl 1.0.2k-1~bpo8+1
• pinentry-curses 0.9.7-5~bpo8+1
• rsyslog 8.23.0-2~bpo8+1
• tar 1.29b-1~bpo8+1
• tmux 2.3-4~bpo8+1
• udev 230-7~bpo8+2

it seems that backports priority is set to normal (500)

Update both jessie and also ascii -backports, -proposed and -proposed-updates repos in dak, so, the /devuan repo is done, at the next updgrade also the /merged one should be ok as amprolla take the headers from the /devuan one and copy them as they are.

@CenturionDan please take care to check when the /merged repo will be updated in max a couple of days and if it's ok close the ticket or mention me for further needs on that

closed