Package updates:

Update to OpenSSL-3.5.4 (Security Update)
Update to systemd-258 (as well as udev for SysV)

chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2025-10-01</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[renodr] - Update to systemd-258 (including udev for SysV).
+          Fixes <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;5791">#5791</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1806. Addresses
           <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5006'>#4500</ulink>.</para>
@@ -69,15 +73,15 @@
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.9.1. Fixes
-          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5707'>#5797</ulink>.</para>
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5797'>#5797</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to openssl-3.5.3. Fixes
+          <para>[renodr] - Update to openssl-3.5.4 (Security Update). Fixes
-          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5703'>#5793</ulink>.</para>
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5793'>#5793</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.41.2. Fixes
-          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5708'>#5798</ulink>.</para>
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5798'>#5798</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>

chapter01/whatsnew.xml

@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@
     <!--<listitem revision="sysv">
       <para>Sysklogd-&sysklogd-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Systemd-&systemd-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem revision="sysv">
       <para>SysVinit-&sysvinit-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->

chapter07/createfiles.xml

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ dialout:x:10:
 audio:x:11:
 video:x:12:
 utmp:x:13:
+clock:x:14:
 cdrom:x:15:
 adm:x:16:
 messagebus:x:18:
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ dialout:x:10:
 audio:x:11:
 video:x:12:
 utmp:x:13:
+clock:x:14:
 cdrom:x:15:
 adm:x:16:
 messagebus:x:18:

chapter08/systemd.xml

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ meson setup ..                \
       -D sysusers=false       \
       -D rpmmacrosdir=no      \
       -D homed=disabled       \
-      -D userdb=false         \
       -D man=disabled         \
       -D mode=release         \
       -D pamconfdir=no        \
@@ -141,11 +140,10 @@ meson setup ..                \
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>-D homed=disabled</parameter> and
+        <term><parameter>-D homed=disabled</parameter></term>
-        <parameter>-D userdb=false</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Remove two daemons with dependencies that do not fit
+          <para>Remove a daemon which has dependencies that do not fit within
-          within the scope of LFS.</para>
+          the scope of LFS.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -275,12 +273,12 @@ ninja test</userinput></screen>
       <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
 
       <seglistitem>
-        <seg>busctl, coredumpctl, halt (symlink to systemctl),
+        <seg>bootctl, busctl, coredumpctl, halt (symlink to systemctl),
         hostnamectl, init, journalctl, kernel-install, localectl, loginctl,
         machinectl, mount.ddi (symlink to systemd-dissect), networkctl,
         oomctl, portablectl, poweroff (symlink to
         systemctl), reboot (symlink to systemctl), resolvconf (symlink to
-        resolvectl), resolvectl, runlevel (symlink to systemctl), shutdown
+        resolvectl), resolvectl, run0, runlevel (symlink to systemctl), shutdown
         (symlink to systemctl), systemctl, systemd-ac-power, systemd-analyze,
         systemd-ask-password, systemd-cat, systemd-cgls, systemd-cgtop,
         systemd-confext (symlink to systemd-sysext), systemd-creds,
@@ -288,21 +286,22 @@ ninja test</userinput></screen>
         systemd-dissect, systemd-escape, systemd-hwdb, systemd-id128,
         systemd-inhibit, systemd-machine-id-setup,
         systemd-mount, systemd-notify, systemd-nspawn, systemd-path,
-        systemd-repart, systemd-resolve (symlink to resolvectl), systemd-run,
+        systemd-pty-forward, systemd-repart, systemd-resolve
-        systemd-socket-activate, systemd-stdio-bridge, systemd-sysext,
+        (symlink to resolvectl), systemd-run, systemd-socket-activate,
-        systemd-tmpfiles, systemd-tty-ask-password-agent,
+        systemd-stdio-bridge, systemd-sysext, systemd-tmpfiles,
+        systemd-tty-ask-password-agent, systemd-vpick,
         systemd-umount (symlink to systemd-mount),
-        telinit (symlink to systemctl), timedatectl, and udevadm</seg>
+        timedatectl, udevadm, userdbctl, and varlinkctl</seg>
         <seg>libnss_myhostname.so.2, libnss_mymachines.so.2,
         libnss_resolve.so.2, libnss_systemd.so.2,
         libsystemd.so, libsystemd-shared-&systemd-version;.so (in /usr/lib/systemd),
         and libudev.so</seg>
         <seg>/etc/binfmt.d, /etc/init.d, /etc/kernel, /etc/modules-load.d,
         /etc/sysctl.d, /etc/systemd, /etc/tmpfiles.d, /etc/udev,
-        /etc/xdg/systemd, /usr/lib/systemd, /usr/lib/udev, /usr/include/systemd,
+        /etc/xdg/systemd, /usr/include/systemd, /usr/lib/binfmt.d,
-        /usr/lib/binfmt.d, /usr/lib/environment.d, /usr/lib/kernel,
+        /usr/lib/credstore, /usr/lib/environment.d, /usr/lib/kernel,
-        /usr/lib/modules-load.d, /usr/lib/sysctl.d, /usr/lib/systemd,
+        /usr/lib/modprobe.d, /usr/lib/modules-load.d,  /usr/lib/systemd,
-        /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d,
+        /usr/lib/udev, /usr/lib/sysctl.d, /usr/lib/systemd, /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d,
         /usr/share/doc/systemd-&systemd-version;, /usr/share/factory,
         /usr/share/systemd, /var/lib/systemd, and /var/log/journal</seg>
       </seglistitem>
@@ -313,6 +312,16 @@ ninja test</userinput></screen>
       <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
       <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
 
+      <varlistentry id="bootctl">
+        <term><command>bootctl</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Is used to control EFI firmware boot settings on a system</para>
+          <indexterm zone="ch-system-systemd bootctl">
+            <primary sortas="b-bootctl">bootctl</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry id="busctl">
         <term><command>busctl</command></term>
         <listitem>
@@ -502,6 +511,17 @@ ninja test</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="run0">
+        <term><command>run0</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Temporary elevates or acquires different privileges, similar
+          to sudo</para>
+          <indexterm zone="ch-system-systemd run0">
+            <primary sortas="b-run0">run0</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry id="runlevel">
         <term><command>runlevel</command></term>
         <listitem>
@@ -742,6 +762,17 @@ ninja test</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="systemd-pty-forward">
+        <term><command>systemd-pty-forward</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Is used to run a command with a custom terminal background
+          color or title</para>
+          <indexterm zone="ch-system-systemd systemd-pty-forward">
+            <primary sortas="b-systemd-pty-forward">systemd-pty-forward</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry id="systemd-repart">
         <term><command>systemd-repart</command></term>
         <listitem>
@@ -831,6 +862,17 @@ ninja test</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="systemd-vpick">
+        <term><command>systemd-vpick</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Is used to resolve paths to a ".v/ versioned directory</para>
+          <indexterm zone="ch-system-systemd systemd-vpick">
+            <primary sortas="b-systemd-vpick">systemd-vpick</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+<!-- Removed in 258
       <varlistentry id="telinit">
         <term><command>telinit</command></term>
         <listitem>
@@ -841,6 +883,7 @@ ninja test</userinput></screen>
           </indexterm>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+-->
 
       <varlistentry id="timedatectl">
         <term><command>timedatectl</command></term>
@@ -866,6 +909,26 @@ ninja test</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="userdbctl">
+        <term><command>userdbctl</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Is used to inspect users, groups, and group memberships</para>
+          <indexterm zone="ch-system-systemd userdbctl">
+            <primary sortas="b-userdbctl">userdbctl</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry id="varlinkctl">
+        <term><command>varlinkctl</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Is used to interact with and invoke Varlink services</para>
+          <indexterm zone="ch-system-systemd varlinkctl">
+            <primary sortas="b-varlinkctl">varlinkctl</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry id="libsystemd">
         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libsystemd</filename></term>
         <listitem>

chapter08/udev.xml

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 
  <screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -i '/systemd-sysctl/s/^/#/' rules.d/99-systemd.rules.in</userinput></screen>
 
+    <para>Fix a bug that prevents udev from running correctly:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -i "/udev_dependencies,/a \                'link_with': udev_link_with," src/udev/meson.build</userinput></screen>
+
     <para>Adjust the hardcoded paths to network configuration files for the
     standalone udev installation:</para>
 

packages.ent

@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@
 <!ENTITY ninja-fin-du "43 MB">
 <!ENTITY ninja-fin-sbu "0.2 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY openssl-version "3.5.3">
+<!ENTITY openssl-version "3.5.4">
-<!ENTITY openssl-size "51,937 KB">
+<!ENTITY openssl-size "51,944 KB">
 <!ENTITY openssl-url "&github;/openssl/openssl/releases/download/openssl-&openssl-version;/openssl-&openssl-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY openssl-md5 "0ec20faeb96bbb203c8684cc7fe4432e">
+<!ENTITY openssl-md5 "570a7ab371147b6ba72c6d0fed93131f">
 <!ENTITY openssl-home "https://www.openssl-library.org/">
 <!ENTITY openssl-fin-du "1.1 GB">
 <!ENTITY openssl-fin-sbu "1.9 SBU">
@@ -685,22 +685,22 @@
 <!ENTITY sysklogd-fin-du "3.9 MB">
 <!ENTITY sysklogd-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY systemd-version  "257.8">
+<!ENTITY systemd-version  "258">
 <!--<!ENTITY systemd-stable   "6b4878d">-->
 <!-- The above entity is used whenever we move to a stable backport branch. 
      In the event of a critical problem or kernel change that is incompatible, 
      we will switch to the backport branch until the next stable release. -->
-<!ENTITY systemd-size     "16,002 KB">
+<!ENTITY systemd-size     "16,580 KB">
 <!ENTITY systemd-url      "&github;/systemd/systemd/archive/v&systemd-version;/systemd-&systemd-version;.tar.gz">
 <!--<!ENTITY systemd-url      "&anduin-sources;/systemd-&systemd-version;-&systemd-stable;.tar.xz">-->
-<!ENTITY systemd-md5      "25fe5d328e22641254761f1baa74cee0">
+<!ENTITY systemd-md5      "490c1c2bbe5b576ff9ca2848fbd31507">
 <!ENTITY systemd-home     "https://systemd.io">
-<!ENTITY systemd-man-version "257.8">
+<!ENTITY systemd-man-version "258">
-<!ENTITY systemd-man-size "736 KB">
+<!ENTITY systemd-man-size "768 KB">
 <!--<!ENTITY systemd-man-url  "&anduin-sources;/systemd-man-pages-&systemd-version;-&systemd-stable;.tar.xz">-->
 <!ENTITY systemd-man-url  "&anduin-sources;/systemd-man-pages-&systemd-man-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY systemd-man-md5  "a44063e2ec0cf4adfd2ed5c9e9e095c5">
+<!ENTITY systemd-man-md5  "688045e26e6121dd8f7b9abf788e47d9">
-<!ENTITY systemd-fin-du   "310 MB">
+<!ENTITY systemd-fin-du   "337 MB">
 <!ENTITY systemd-fin-sbu  "1.4 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-version "3.14">