I dug through the history file of zypp a bit: dpg-ppb-smu-tux01:/var/log/zypp # grep "systemd-" history 2018-05-25 21:30:28|install|systemd-32bit|228-50.1|x86_64||repo-update|d27b22c8259c737403600ad9d87f742807a8f54937ae3b315c65b0f6b5d3cbe4| 2018-05-25 21:30:28|install|systemd-bash-completion|228-50.1|noarch||repo-update|59c306156952bb2a4337ee8ce03634c3df91e859cfd1eebcc59f3606e292c395| 2018-05-25 21:30:35|install|systemd-sysvinit|228-50.1|x86_64||repo-update|4eefb782fba0b870e43ff2fb3075619e24ff802434c47e7c5b2799f24c5a2ac9| # dracut: *** Including module: systemd-initrd *** # dracut: *** Including module: systemd-initrd *** 2018-05-26 22:47:28|install|systemd-bash-completion|234-lp150.19.1|noarch||repo-oss|1617c4e81881daaf105771889e81800a224e4138c983dd5e36277964208eaf34| 2018-05-26 22:48:22|install|systemd-rpm-macros|3-lp150.5.20|noarch||repo-oss|48cc7e002620e75010516608301cd3d44527135939b6e0be6872616b9ffd0779| 2018-05-26 22:48:22|install|systemd-presets-common-SUSE|15-lp150.1.1|noarch||repo-oss|49a5fafc828e2d80520ddbb58a46fd47e12daa1767e4ab1fcd161be10c5531ca| 2018-05-26 22:48:33|install|systemd-presets-branding-openSUSE|12.2-lp150.12.1|noarch||repo-oss|4818e7f3f9cf8e919724c7cc290c48fcafd29ebf5c63e2384e448a98caac1ea3| # 2018-05-26 22:50:07 systemd-234-lp150.19.1.x86_64.rpm installed ok # 2018-05-26 22:51:48 util-linux-systemd-2.31.1-lp150.6.1.x86_64.rpm installed ok # 2018-05-26 22:51:48 systemd-sysvinit-234-lp150.19.1.x86_64.rpm installed ok 2018-05-26 22:51:48|install|systemd-sysvinit|234-lp150.19.1|x86_64||repo-oss|6b478bd245ff3ce947733dc94d3d956061f94accd5ca94a61d287687f7a3c06c| # Failed to try-restart systemd-udevd.service: Connection timed out # See system logs and 'systemctl status systemd-udevd.service' for details. The hinted command there in the error line doesnt help at all, systemd or some basic part of it is never reacting or I am unaware and too noob to be able to make it start over again or know how to talk to it: dpg-ppb-smu-tux01:~ # systemctl status systemd-udevd.service Failed to get properties: Activation of org.freedesktop.systemd1 timed out