Merging upstream version 1.40.0.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

19 files changed, 86 insertions, 107 deletions

diff --git a/packaging/PLATFORM_SUPPORT.md b/packaging/PLATFORM_SUPPORT.md
index 0de0c3b1..2236ae84 100644
--- a/packaging/PLATFORM_SUPPORT.md
+++ b/packaging/PLATFORM_SUPPORT.md
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ to work on these platforms with minimal user effort.
 | Debian                   | 10.x           | x86\_64, i386, ARMv7, AArch64          |                                                                                                                                                    |
 | Fedora                   | 38             | x86\_64, AArch64                       |                                                                                                                                                    |
 | Fedora                   | 37             | x86\_64, AArch64                       |                                                                                                                                                    |
-| Fedora                   | 36             | x86\_64, AArch64                       |                                                                                                                                                    |
 | openSUSE                 | Leap 15.4      | x86\_64, AArch64                       |                                                                                                                                                    |
+| openSUSE                 | Leap 15.5      | x86\_64, AArch64                       |                                                                                                                                                    |
 | Oracle Linux             | 9.x            | x86\_64, AArch64                       |                                                                                                                                                    |
 | Oracle Linux             | 8.x            | x86\_64, AArch64                       |                                                                                                                                                    |
 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 9.x            | x86\_64, AArch64                       |                                                                                                                                                    |
@@ -158,13 +158,11 @@ This is a list of platforms that we have supported in the recent past but no lon
 |--------------|-----------|----------------------|
 | Alpine Linux | 3.14      | EOL as of 2023-05-01 |
 | Alpine Linux | 3.13      | EOL as of 2022-11-01 |
-| Alpine Linux | 3.12      | EOL as of 2022-05-01 |
 | Debian       | 9.x       | EOL as of 2022-06-30 |
+| Fedora       | 36        | EOL as of 2023-05-18 |
 | Fedora       | 35        | EOL as of 2022-12-13 |
-| Fedora       | 34        | EOL as of 2022-06-07 |
 | openSUSE     | Leap 15.3 | EOL as of 2022-12-01 |
 | Ubuntu       | 21.10     | EOL as of 2022-07-31 |
-| Ubuntu       | 21.04     | EOL as of 2022-01-01 |
 | Ubuntu       | 18.04     | EOL as of 2023-04-02 |
 
 ## Static builds
diff --git a/packaging/bundle-ebpf.sh b/packaging/bundle-ebpf.sh
index 3204345b..0103fc4e 100755
--- a/packaging/bundle-ebpf.sh
+++ b/packaging/bundle-ebpf.sh
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@
 
 SRCDIR="${1}"
 PLUGINDIR="${2}"
+FORCE="${3}"
 
 EBPF_VERSION="$(cat "${SRCDIR}/packaging/ebpf.version")"
 EBPF_TARBALL="netdata-kernel-collector-glibc-${EBPF_VERSION}.tar.xz"
 
-if [ -x "${PLUGINDIR}/ebpf.plugin" ] ; then
+if [ -x "${PLUGINDIR}/ebpf.plugin" ] || [ "${FORCE}" = "force" ]; then
     mkdir -p "${SRCDIR}/tmp/ebpf"
     curl -sSL --connect-timeout 10 --retry 3 "https://github.com/netdata/kernel-collector/releases/download/${EBPF_VERSION}/${EBPF_TARBALL}" > "${EBPF_TARBALL}" || exit 1
     grep "${EBPF_TARBALL}" "${SRCDIR}/packaging/ebpf.checksums" | sha256sum -c - || exit 1
-    tar -xaf "${EBPF_TARBALL}" -C "${SRCDIR}/tmp/ebpf" || exit 1
+    tar -xvaf "${EBPF_TARBALL}" -C "${SRCDIR}/tmp/ebpf" || exit 1
     if [ ! -d "${PLUGINDIR}/ebpf.d" ];then
         mkdir "${PLUGINDIR}/ebpf.d"
     fi
     # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-    cp -a $(find "${SRCDIR}/tmp/ebpf" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1) "${PLUGINDIR}/ebpf.d"
+    cp -r $(find "${SRCDIR}/tmp/ebpf" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1) "${PLUGINDIR}/ebpf.d"
 fi
diff --git a/packaging/bundle-libbpf.sh b/packaging/bundle-libbpf.sh
index 7e6e22a9..1c554276 100755
--- a/packaging/bundle-libbpf.sh
+++ b/packaging/bundle-libbpf.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ curl -sSL --connect-timeout 10 --retry 3 "https://github.com/netdata/libbpf/arch
 sha256sum -c "${1}/packaging/libbpf.checksums" || exit 1
 tar -xzf "${LIBBPF_TARBALL}" -C "${1}/externaldeps/libbpf" || exit 1
 make -C "${LIBBPF_BUILD_PATH}/src" BUILD_STATIC_ONLY=1 OBJDIR=build/ DESTDIR=../ install || exit 1
-cp -a "${LIBBPF_BUILD_PATH}/usr/${lib_subdir}/libbpf.a" "${1}/externaldeps/libbpf" || exit 1
-cp -a "${LIBBPF_BUILD_PATH}/usr/include" "${1}/externaldeps/libbpf" || exit 1
-cp -a "${LIBBPF_BUILD_PATH}/include/uapi" "${1}/externaldeps/libbpf/include" || exit 1
+cp -r "${LIBBPF_BUILD_PATH}/usr/${lib_subdir}/libbpf.a" "${1}/externaldeps/libbpf" || exit 1
+cp -r "${LIBBPF_BUILD_PATH}/usr/include" "${1}/externaldeps/libbpf" || exit 1
+cp -r "${LIBBPF_BUILD_PATH}/include/uapi" "${1}/externaldeps/libbpf/include" || exit 1
diff --git a/packaging/current_libbpf.checksums b/packaging/current_libbpf.checksums
index e0b91c0c..2f0d8a9b 100644
--- a/packaging/current_libbpf.checksums
+++ b/packaging/current_libbpf.checksums
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f2a8214c967153fcbb7a8f2af59c23a38f6e175384878dd37648649c5d8182c4  v1.1_netdata.tar.gz
+97d0b6d5b86ae473883aadcba4fcecf47f608f5d0eb3dbb75eb2dbde271f0046  v1.2_netdata.tar.gz
diff --git a/packaging/current_libbpf.version b/packaging/current_libbpf.version
index b0797d5a..eff71eef 100644
--- a/packaging/current_libbpf.version
+++ b/packaging/current_libbpf.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1_netdata
+1.2_netdata
diff --git a/packaging/docker/Dockerfile b/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
index fcd9432b..3a4b9025 100644
--- a/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -104,12 +104,13 @@ RUN chown -R root:root \
     chmod 0755 /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/*.plugin && \
     chmod 4755 \
         /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/cgroup-network \
-        /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin && \
+        /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin \
+        /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/debugfs.plugin && \
     if [ -f /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/freeipmi.plugin ]; then \
         chmod 4755 /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/freeipmi.plugin; \
     fi && \
-    if [ -f /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/go.d.plugin ] && command -v setcap 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then \
-        setcap "cap_net_raw=eip" /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/go.d.plugin 2>/dev/null; \
+    if [ -f /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/go.d.plugin ]; then \
+        chmod 4755 /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/go.d.plugin; \
     fi && \
     # Group write permissions due to: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/6543
     find /var/lib/netdata /var/cache/netdata -type d -exec chmod 0770 {} \; && \
diff --git a/packaging/ebpf-co-re.checksums b/packaging/ebpf-co-re.checksums
index 813e421c..4d4f585d 100644
--- a/packaging/ebpf-co-re.checksums
+++ b/packaging/ebpf-co-re.checksums
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a50e649635cc2fe86c21a08334ee73451f08591ebbda8b5d0012c3b8fad2cc1e  netdata-ebpf-co-re-glibc-v1.1.2.tar.xz
+2bcbe98689efe6ee364cb3e9161ef549198d7f181845add923c6561bc8fb74d1  netdata-ebpf-co-re-glibc-v1.2.0.tar.xz
diff --git a/packaging/ebpf-co-re.version b/packaging/ebpf-co-re.version
index 0f1acbd5..79127d85 100644
--- a/packaging/ebpf-co-re.version
+++ b/packaging/ebpf-co-re.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.1.2
+v1.2.0
diff --git a/packaging/ebpf.checksums b/packaging/ebpf.checksums
index 0d0be4ea..739cc2f3 100644
--- a/packaging/ebpf.checksums
+++ b/packaging/ebpf.checksums
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-597a20895bbedcf87528b08fa9057426bd3c7638aa1ffac94f8987a90634513d  ./netdata-kernel-collector-glibc-v1.1.2.tar.xz
-25db2232b75bdb7fc6e10db870c3a3290f52ecfcdcf546d0e51947f2a4c17ccf  ./netdata-kernel-collector-musl-v1.1.2.tar.xz
-1d60425f5e8c6e30b3be86028dfc62c16022d8fe561e4c21c84cf6e8b998cd7d  ./netdata-kernel-collector-static-v1.1.2.tar.xz
+a7386ffca8cbe9aa24c01b0b97b2e3553c11d696752037551277f9b1f5feb100  ./netdata-kernel-collector-glibc-v1.2.0.tar.xz
+2b37ce6129dc61fd79e5519c150196099d363b4e57dafc55b210f64f9b40a3ec  ./netdata-kernel-collector-musl-v1.2.0.tar.xz
+ad22f11cb545557c09955f3728ba76d9734345c0ab84927086bb0e99a9f88f80  ./netdata-kernel-collector-static-v1.2.0.tar.xz
diff --git a/packaging/ebpf.version b/packaging/ebpf.version
index 0f1acbd5..79127d85 100644
--- a/packaging/ebpf.version
+++ b/packaging/ebpf.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.1.2
+v1.2.0
diff --git a/packaging/go.d.checksums b/packaging/go.d.checksums
index 6f338464..09b86f66 100644
--- a/packaging/go.d.checksums
+++ b/packaging/go.d.checksums
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-dc6cf312bf8211236c141a67aa8571ac58e98f9705dfcb5dc1a3103732a053a0 *config.tar.gz
-2c6d0cee9207d00fe3f7e0845193cd511d40239ce94edcbaeb7319674ec86245 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.darwin-amd64.tar.gz
-75bf5ac062bec27856890b12e6d5e5be0ecb931d25e2d0cba8f0e3c72f1255fd *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.darwin-arm64.tar.gz
-4a8a55c2bed0674019acd280aebc9f02ba958fa4e6f78ac3e88ffddd68254a36 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.freebsd-386.tar.gz
-117316e1f9d945cfb6c9a8b7ee4576cf5dd27b9237fd21bae9fbbddc80aa0dc5 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
-ecb4ee060f153fb711a112e61eb126f893adb64badbb2dbc8e19c72230fa24b4 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.freebsd-arm.tar.gz
-ae3057d396ab133ff19880644897ff9e4a1b34b85262422df3e9e079b72507f8 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.freebsd-arm64.tar.gz
-446bbb62858db60b15e50710091186ba00de728b3e349d9f7db77f1475a8891f *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-386.tar.gz
-fff928e244f87dd0b07734aaad87240957f5ee571e4f4196f4d50300d67ff8ec *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-2beb004ecc2820c76d8eb82a5da5251e21cc93675b0dd6575e393f4762f60d28 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-arm.tar.gz
-234cc81cbb7e104a8882aeff03ecd56214cb0aeb923db60c42aa0b6131f34bab *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-arm64.tar.gz
-1a4c1106c82439a3e488d7a3b42432cefa27577e2425daf73871af7431d14ae8 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-mips.tar.gz
-29ebc77c995d4428018cf6f014023639e123f88dcebd026a3e476413261a4981 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-mips64.tar.gz
-9e6262de77b2e5f0ba2d0882097eaf68f727a0af0fd9d31bd547a8fa55bdeb04 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-mips64le.tar.gz
-05b7bbad67a36aa42f7a2933f0f429689ae7f5d23c9ce54bc26b9b386ddfca4b *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-mipsle.tar.gz
-9b18de7731d02fd2fc48fe250ea071f4d797b9af26b51d562a4bc39cf5d7f34c *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-ppc64.tar.gz
-357350165a42aa2c7fc03694a9176608943f6c3e4ce0e40ebad5bd5304b024e6 *go.d.plugin-v0.52.2.linux-ppc64le.tar.gz
+5f35071de109b4f78fe0fa7b8e2e08a0107055ef4a98944d238a91bb79e6d685 *config.tar.gz
+888819289f9342b19b33fcff5360b2624964d4e0659f7ffde22638e7c6bc291d *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.darwin-amd64.tar.gz
+1a8cb431cbd22264b573d6025e7907eb9189f353c242477fd61cff823653bf54 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.darwin-arm64.tar.gz
+d0b7aaad5d914fa60488ad7226ba324bfdcd160577cb6df0cb383eb64fb63913 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.freebsd-386.tar.gz
+b3da2b601fead7851db2416c06713a447b1c463f9ed918dfd7174ecc76de9dbb *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
+bab327edc8d732594b04eb626adfad43e7580c1ad694ca3eba821daefe1bfde4 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.freebsd-arm.tar.gz
+47b0df08fb91b321b0c982e2e4006adc2d8c084e1b2e2dd1742c0eb118cc913d *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.freebsd-arm64.tar.gz
+aa75b321de766046ec2ef95a21b67208a50c182077ba2f1a384a575b4080d540 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-386.tar.gz
+c3ad5df378d561c82766ff1ae95fe721e0be68621aa1ecc14140678c9558c0f3 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+c7b2b45f9554bf2e2581b6eb1671b9206ae1123339feca42b442bdb7c9969b0f *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-arm.tar.gz
+4dda349bb07b32509a080c9eab747161ef4490bd60c190cfae40872274c41e4c *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-arm64.tar.gz
+7b8c7c61ccecf514aefd1424be650ad4f1b1026176b8ebfe3e876e60b362ccb7 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-mips.tar.gz
+325e65bebb944906debd73be7a3410dad6f4014ab66314f83462cd3c0dcf0987 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-mips64.tar.gz
+3c4e3cf67751bd10779fb42ebb34bc9f1649c5ea84a250735f90b1676c228789 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-mips64le.tar.gz
+210e8271da577189df98c0e397d3f02a305c2fce10f08c336291f5aa96bffba9 *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-mipsle.tar.gz
+f6842408660c46cd8a65b1765ef3e3f13ff43a58a0f01765fffaf34b6ee5852c *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-ppc64.tar.gz
+219e3d2406e9284a28f3a0ae4e5ea48b9f1cff5e389a562ca1a2c3842a44908a *go.d.plugin-v0.53.2.linux-ppc64le.tar.gz
diff --git a/packaging/go.d.version b/packaging/go.d.version
index e831eb73..57bc653e 100644
--- a/packaging/go.d.version
+++ b/packaging/go.d.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.52.2
+v0.53.2
diff --git a/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh b/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
index 9b1f6518..ce5ab404 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
@@ -1723,6 +1723,7 @@ install_zypper() {
   fi
 
   local opts="--ignore-unknown"
+  local install_opts="--allow-downgrade"
   if [ "${NON_INTERACTIVE}" -eq 1 ]; then
     echo >&2 "Running in non-interactive mode"
     # http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/82016/how-to-use-zypper-in-bash-scripts-for-someone-coming-from-apt-get
@@ -1730,9 +1731,8 @@ install_zypper() {
   fi
 
   read -r -a zypper_opts <<< "$opts"
-
   # install the required packages
-  run ${sudo} zypper "${zypper_opts[@]}" install "${@}"
+  run ${sudo} zypper "${zypper_opts[@]}" install "${install_opts}" "${@}"
 }
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh b/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
index 28491119..5c6e39cf 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ KICKSTART_SOURCE="$(
     echo "$(pwd -P)/${self##*/}"
 )"
 PACKAGES_SCRIPT="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata/master/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh"
+DEFAULT_PLUGIN_PACKAGES=""
 PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
 PUBLIC_CLOUD_URL="https://app.netdata.cloud"
 REPOCONFIG_DEB_URL_PREFIX="https://repo.netdata.cloud/repos/repoconfig"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ REPOCONFIG_RPM_URL_PREFIX="https://repo.netdata.cloud/repos/repoconfig"
 REPOCONFIG_RPM_VERSION="2-1"
 START_TIME="$(date +%s)"
 STATIC_INSTALL_ARCHES="x86_64 armv7l aarch64 ppc64le"
-TELEMETRY_URL="https://app.posthog.com/capture/"
+TELEMETRY_URL="https://us-east1-netdata-analytics-bi.cloudfunctions.net/ingest_agent_events"
 
 # ======================================================================
 # Defaults for environment variables
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL:-https://github.com/netdata/netdata-nightlies/releases}"
-TELEMETRY_API_KEY="${NETDATA_POSTHOG_API_KEY:-mqkwGT0JNFqO-zX2t0mW6Tec9yooaVu7xCBlXtHnt5Y}"
 
 if echo "${0}" | grep -q 'kickstart-static64'; then
   NETDATA_FORCE_METHOD='static'
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ telemetry_event() {
 
   REQ_BODY="$(cat << EOF
 {
-  "api_key": "${TELEMETRY_API_KEY}",
   "event": "${1}",
   "properties": {
     "distinct_id": "${DISTINCT_ID}",
@@ -720,7 +719,7 @@ confirm_root_support() {
     fi
 
     if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ]; then
-      fatal "We need root privileges to continue, but cannot find a way to gain them (we support sudo, doas, and pkexec). Either re-run this script as root, or set \$ROOTCMD to a command that can be used to gain root privileges." F0201
+      fatal "This script needs root privileges to install Netdata, but cannot find a way to gain them (we support sudo, doas, and pkexec). Either re-run this script as root, or set \$ROOTCMD to a command that can be used to gain root privileges." F0201
     fi
   fi
 }
@@ -746,7 +745,7 @@ confirm() {
 update() {
   updater="${ndprefix}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh"
 
-  if [ -x "${updater}" ]; then
+  if run_as_root test -x "${updater}"; then
     if [ "${DRY_RUN}" -eq 1 ]; then
       progress "Would attempt to update existing installation by running the updater script located at: ${updater}"
       return 0
@@ -972,7 +971,7 @@ handle_existing_install() {
         claim
         ret=$?
       elif [ "${ACTION}" = "claim" ]; then
-        fatal "User asked to claim, but did not proide a claiming token." F0202
+        fatal "User asked to claim, but did not provide a claiming token." F0202
       else
         progress "Not attempting to claim existing install at ${ndprefix} (no claiming token provided)."
       fi
@@ -1010,7 +1009,7 @@ handle_existing_install() {
           trap - EXIT
           exit $ret
         elif [ "${ACTION}" = "claim" ]; then
-          fatal "User asked to claim, but did not proide a claiming token." F0202
+          fatal "User asked to claim, but did not provide a claiming token." F0202
         else
           fatal "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, but the install type is '${INSTALL_TYPE}', which is not supported by this script, refusing to proceed." F0103
         fi
@@ -1120,7 +1119,6 @@ claim() {
     progress "Attempting to claim agent to ${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}"
   fi
 
-  progress "Attempting to claim agent to ${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}"
   if command -v netdata-claim.sh > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH="$(command -v netdata-claim.sh)"
   elif [ -z "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ] || [ "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" = "/" ]; then
@@ -1137,14 +1135,29 @@ claim() {
     NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/sbin/netdata-claim.sh"
   fi
 
+  err_msg=
+  err_code=
   if [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH}" ]; then
-    fatal "Unable to find usable claiming script. Reinstalling Netdata may resolve this." F050B
+    err_msg="Unable to claim node: could not find usable claiming script. Reinstalling Netdata may resolve this."
+    err_code=F050B
   elif [ ! -e "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH}" ]; then
-    fatal "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH} does not exist." F0512
+    err_msg="Unable to claim node: ${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH} does not exist."
+    err_code=F0512
   elif [ ! -f "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH}" ]; then
-    fatal "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH} is not a file." F0513
+    err_msg="Unable to claim node: ${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH} is not a file."
+    err_code=F0513
   elif [ ! -x "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH}" ]; then
-    fatal "Claiming script at ${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH} is not executable. Reinstalling Netdata may resolve this." F0514
+    err_msg="Unable to claim node: claiming script at ${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH} is not executable. Reinstalling Netdata may resolve this."
+    err_code=F0514
+  fi
+
+  if [ -n "$err_msg" ]; then
+    if [ "${ACTION}" = "claim" ]; then
+      fatal "$err_msg" "$err_code"
+    else
+      warning "$err_msg"
+      return 1
+    fi
   fi
 
   if ! is_netdata_running; then
@@ -1178,7 +1191,7 @@ claim() {
     *) warning "Failed to claim node for an unknown reason. This usually means either networking problems or a bug. Please retry claiming later, and if you still see this message file a bug report at ${AGENT_BUG_REPORT_URL}" ;;
   esac
 
-  if [ -z "${NETDATA_NEW_INSTALL}" ]; then
+  if [ "${ACTION}" = "claim" ]; then
     deferred_warnings
     printf >&2 "%s\n" "For community support, you can connect with us on:"
     support_list
@@ -1191,9 +1204,9 @@ claim() {
 # ======================================================================
 # Auto-update handling code.
 set_auto_updates() {
-  if [ -x "${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh" ]; then
+  if run_as_root test -x "${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh"; then
     updater="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh"
-  elif [ -x "${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh" ]; then
+  elif run_as_root test -x "${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh"; then
     updater="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh"
   else
     warning "Could not find netdata-updater.sh. This means that auto-updates cannot (currently) be enabled on this system. See https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/packaging/installer/update for more information about updating Netdata."
@@ -1204,7 +1217,7 @@ set_auto_updates() {
     if [ "${DRY_RUN}" -eq 1 ]; then
       progress "Would have attempted to enable automatic updates."
     # This first case is for catching using a new kickstart script with an old build. It can be safely removed after v1.34.0 is released.
-    elif ! grep -q '\-\-enable-auto-updates' "${updater}"; then
+    elif ! run_as_root grep -q '\-\-enable-auto-updates' "${updater}"; then
       echo
     elif ! run_as_root "${updater}" --enable-auto-updates "${NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATE_TYPE}"; then
       warning "Failed to enable auto updates. Netdata will still work, but you will need to update manually."
@@ -1331,7 +1344,7 @@ common_dnf_opts() {
 }
 
 try_package_install() {
-  failed_refresh_msg="Failed to refresh repository metadata. ${BADNET_MSG} or by misconfiguration of one or more rpackage repositories in the system package manager configuration."
+  failed_refresh_msg="Failed to refresh repository metadata. ${BADNET_MSG} or incompatibilities with one or more third-party package repositories in the system package manager configuration."
 
   if [ -z "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" ] || [ "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" = "unknown" ]; then
     warning "Unable to determine Linux distribution for native packages."
@@ -1386,6 +1399,9 @@ try_package_install() {
       common_rpm_opts
       common_dnf_opts
       repo_prefix="el/${SYSVERSION}"
+      # if [ "${SYSVERSION}" -lt 8 ]; then
+      #   explicitly_install_native_plugins=1
+      # fi
       ;;
     fedora|ol)
       common_rpm_opts
@@ -1471,7 +1487,7 @@ try_package_install() {
     if [ -n "${repo_subcmd}" ]; then
       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
       if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${repo_subcmd} ${repo_update_opts}; then
-        fatal "${failed_refresh_msg}" F0205
+        fatal "${failed_refresh_msg} In most cases, disabling any third-party repositories on the system and re-running the installer with the same options should work. If that does not work, consider using a static build with the --static-only option instead of native packages." F0205
       fi
     fi
   else
@@ -1521,6 +1537,14 @@ try_package_install() {
     fi
     return 2
   fi
+
+  if [ -n "${explicitly_install_native_plugins}" ]; then
+    progress "Installing external plugins."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${DEFAULT_PLUGIN_PACKAGES}; then
+      warning "Failed to install external plugin packages. Some collectors may not be available."
+    fi
+  fi
 }
 
 # ======================================================================
diff --git a/packaging/libbpf.checksums b/packaging/libbpf.checksums
deleted file mode 100644
index e0b91c0c..00000000
--- a/packaging/libbpf.checksums
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-f2a8214c967153fcbb7a8f2af59c23a38f6e175384878dd37648649c5d8182c4  v1.1_netdata.tar.gz
diff --git a/packaging/libbpf.version b/packaging/libbpf.version
deleted file mode 100644
index b0797d5a..00000000
--- a/packaging/libbpf.version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.1_netdata
diff --git a/packaging/makeself/install-or-update.sh b/packaging/makeself/install-or-update.sh
index 1eabde83..636fb611 100755
--- a/packaging/makeself/install-or-update.sh
+++ b/packaging/makeself/install-or-update.sh
@@ -62,45 +62,6 @@ if [ ! "${DISABLE_TELEMETRY:-0}" -eq 0 ] ||
   REINSTALL_OPTIONS="${REINSTALL_OPTIONS} --disable-telemetry"
 fi
 
-deleted_stock_configs=0
-if [ ! -f "etc/netdata/.installer-cleanup-of-stock-configs-done" ]; then
-
-  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  progress "Deleting stock configuration files from user configuration directory"
-
-  declare -A configs_signatures=()
-  source "system/configs.signatures"
-
-  if [ ! -d etc/netdata ]; then
-    run mkdir -p etc/netdata
-  fi
-
-  md5sum="$(command -v md5sum 2> /dev/null || command -v md5 2> /dev/null)"
-  while IFS= read -r -d '' x; do
-    # find it relative filename
-    f="${x/etc\/netdata\//}"
-
-    # find the stock filename
-    t="${f/.conf.old/.conf}"
-    t="${t/.conf.orig/.conf}"
-
-    if [ -n "${md5sum}" ]; then
-      # find the checksum of the existing file
-      md5="$(${md5sum} < "${x}" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"
-      #echo >&2 "md5: ${md5}"
-
-      # check if it matches
-      if [ "${configs_signatures[${md5}]}" = "${t}" ]; then
-        # it matches the default
-        run rm -f "${x}"
-        deleted_stock_configs=$((deleted_stock_configs + 1))
-      fi
-    fi
-  done < <(find etc -type f)
-
-  touch "etc/netdata/.installer-cleanup-of-stock-configs-done"
-fi
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 progress "Attempt to create user/group netdata/netadata"
 
@@ -196,10 +157,6 @@ dir_should_be_link . var/log/netdata netdata-logs
 
 dir_should_be_link etc/netdata ../../usr/lib/netdata/conf.d orig
 
-if [ ${deleted_stock_configs} -gt 0 ]; then
-  dir_should_be_link etc/netdata ../../usr/lib/netdata/conf.d "000.-.USE.THE.orig.LINK.TO.COPY.AND.EDIT.STOCK.CONFIG.FILES"
-fi
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 progress "fix permissions"
 
@@ -214,6 +171,7 @@ progress "changing plugins ownership and permissions"
 if command -v setcap >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     run setcap "cap_dac_read_search,cap_sys_ptrace=ep" "usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin"
     run setcap "cap_dac_read_search=ep" "usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin"
+    run setcap "cap_dac_read_search=ep" "usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/debugfs.plugin"
 
     if command -v capsh >/dev/null 2>&1 && capsh --supports=cap_perfmon 2>/dev/null ; then
         run setcap "cap_perfmon=ep" "usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/perf.plugin"
@@ -223,7 +181,7 @@ if command -v setcap >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 
     run setcap "cap_net_admin,cap_net_raw=eip" "usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/go.d.plugin"
 else
-  for x in apps.plugin perf.plugin slabinfo.plugin; do
+  for x in apps.plugin perf.plugin slabinfo.plugin debugfs.plugin; do
     f="usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/${x}"
     run chown root:${NETDATA_GROUP} "${f}"
     run chmod 4750 "${f}"
diff --git a/packaging/makeself/jobs/99-makeself.install.sh b/packaging/makeself/jobs/99-makeself.install.sh
index 12bd59b6..aa1acd10 100755
--- a/packaging/makeself/jobs/99-makeself.install.sh
+++ b/packaging/makeself/jobs/99-makeself.install.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ run cp \
   packaging/makeself/post-installer.sh \
   packaging/makeself/install-or-update.sh \
   packaging/installer/functions.sh \
-  configs.signatures \
   "${NETDATA_INSTALL_PATH}/system/"
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packaging/version b/packaging/version
index f90a7b3c..d71bf175 100644
--- a/packaging/version
+++ b/packaging/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.39.1
+v1.40.0