Update to 28.0.0 Beta 3 reports that I am missing bz2 PHP module, when I am not

[ernolf]

@Alexander_Robinson1

I’ve also just updated to RC2 and still get the warning about bz2. I see that my active php version (php -v) is 8.3. I also now get the cron job failing unless I run it as php8.2. Is this expected?

It is not recommended to deal with beta software if you do not master the basics of server administration.

Now I know exactly how your problem arised and I will try to explain it as short as possible…

Read this:

PHP confusion after upgrading Raspbian Bullseye

The automatic update from one to the next php-version is done by so called “dependency-packages” like ‘php ’ and other packages with names like php-{module} (without the version String) Those packages allways depend on the latest version (which is 8.3 at the moment) and can almost all safely be removed, what will give you back the control over your php-version. When you try to deinstall such a package, you will see if it is a dependency for one or more php8.2-* modules (like php-common which is…

Much luck,
ernolf