The Buster 10.8 point release brings a number of bugfixes (including some security fixes):
https://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2021/msg00000.html
Use this ticket to track the respective updates across the cluster. I've verified that all removed packages are not in use in our infrastructure.
- atftp
- base-files
- ca-certificates
- cairo
- device-tree-compiler
- edk2
- emacs
- file
- gnutls28
- grub2
- intel-microcode
- iproute2
- libdatetime-timezone-perl
- libdbi-perl
- libmaxminddb
- m2crypto
- net-snmp
- node-ini
- node-y18n
- pdns
- postgresql-11
- python-bottle
- systemd
- tzdata
- unzip
- wireshark
These are unused by us:
- cacti
- cjson
- clevis
- cyrus-imapd
- debian-edu-config
- didjvu
- dovecot
- dpdk
- fcitx
- geoclue-2.0
- highlight.js
- irssi-plugin-xmpp
- libdbd-csv-perl
- lttng-modules
- mini-buildd
- nvidia-graphics-drivers
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx
- pepperflashplugin-nonfree
- pngcheck
- postsrsd
- python-certbot
- qxmpp
- silx
- slirp
- steam
- tang
These are only used by the installer, which has been rebuilt:
- choose-mirror
- debian-installer
- debian-installer-netboot-images
- debian-installer-utils