PBS 4 on bookworm

hamishm

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The PBS 4 upgrade instructions tell you to upgrade Debian to trixie at the same time. Is it possible to run the PBS 4 server on bookworm instead? I cannot upgrade the whole server to trixie yet, for other reasons.
 
Hello,

Running PBS 4 on Debian 12 Bookworm is not officially supported, and while it might be technically possible to force the installation, you’d be stepping into risky territory.
It may encounter dependency conflicts, especially with newer kernel modules and systemd changes.
Certain PBS 4 features might fail silently or behave unpredictably.
 
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I have just tested it in a container (bookworm + pbs-backup-server from trixie), and it installed OK, so at least the dependencies indicate it should work.

I don't see any reason why PBS would require specific kernel modules and systemd changes also seems unlikely, as PBS would have no need for very tight coupling with systemd.