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:
[x] cacti
[x] cjson
[x] clevis
[x] cyrus-imapd
[x] debian-edu-config
[x] didjvu
[x] dovecot
[x] dpdk
[x] fcitx
[x] geoclue-2.0
[x] highlight.js
[x] irssi-plugin-xmpp
[x] libdbd-csv-perl
[x] lttng-modules
[x] mini-buildd
[x] nvidia-graphics-drivers
[x] nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx
[x] pepperflashplugin-nonfree
[x] pngcheck
[x] postsrsd
[x] python-certbot
[x] qxmpp
[x] silx
[x] slirp
[x] steam
[x] tang
These are only used by the installer, which has been rebuilt:
[x] choose-mirror
[x] debian-installer
[x] debian-installer-netboot-images
[x] debian-installer-utils