diff --git a/initscripts-1.3.33-initlog_deprecated_warning.patch b/initscripts-1.3.33-initlog_deprecated_warning.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d57e2b7..0000000
--- a/initscripts-1.3.33-initlog_deprecated_warning.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
---- initscripts-1.3.33/src/initlog.c.orig	2007-04-11 09:57:34.000000000 +0200
-+++ initscripts-1.3.33/src/initlog.c	2007-04-11 09:57:49.000000000 +0200
-@@ -442,6 +442,5 @@
-     setlocale(LC_ALL,"");
-     bindtextdomain("initlog","/etc/locale");
-     textdomain("initlog");
--    fprintf(stderr, _("WARNING: initlog is deprecated and will be removed in a future release\n"));
-     exit(processArgs(argc,argv,0));
- }
diff --git a/initscripts-1.6.11-gcc-4.7.patch b/initscripts-1.6.11-gcc-4.7.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f36ba03..0000000
--- a/initscripts-1.6.11-gcc-4.7.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-diff -Nru initscripts-1.6.11/src.orig/Makefile initscripts-1.6.11/src/Makefile
---- initscripts-1.6.11/src.orig/Makefile	2012-02-16 17:24:22.000000000 +0100
-+++ initscripts-1.6.11/src/Makefile	2013-03-19 17:39:49.126982264 +0100
-@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@
- all:	$(PROGS)
- 
- getkey: getkey.o
--	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< -Wl,-Bstatic -lpopt -Wl,-Bdynamic
-+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< -Wl,-Bstatic -Wl,-Bdynamic -lpopt
- 
- initlog: $(INITLOG_OBJS)
--	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(INITLOG_OBJS) -Wl,-Bstatic -lpopt -Wl,-Bdynamic
-+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(INITLOG_OBJS) -Wl,-Bstatic -Wl,-Bdynamic -lpopt
- 
- ipcalc: ipcalc.o
--	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< -Wl,-Bstatic -lpopt -Wl,-Bdynamic
-+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< -Wl,-Bstatic -Wl,-Bdynamic -lpopt
- 
- usleep: $(USLEEP_OBJS)
--	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(USLEEP_OBJS) -Wl,-Bstatic -lpopt -Wl,-Bdynamic
-+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(USLEEP_OBJS) -Wl,-Bstatic -Wl,-Bdynamic -lpopt
- 
- usernetctl.o: usernetctl.c
- 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIE -c usernetctl.c -o usernetctl.o
diff --git a/initscripts.spec b/initscripts.spec
index 2b72170..c4d9699 100644
--- a/initscripts.spec
+++ b/initscripts.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %define utmp_groupid 17
 
 Name:          initscripts
-Version:       2.5
-Release:       2mamba
+Version:       2.6
+Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       Common tools used by initscripts-sysv5 and systemd in sysv5 mode
 Group:         System/Configuration
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ Distribution:  openmamba
 Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
 URL:           https://src.openmamba.org/openmamba/initscripts
 Source:        https://src.openmamba.org/openmamba/initscripts.git/v%{version}/initscripts-%{version}.tar.bz2
-Patch0:        %{name}-1.3.33-initlog_deprecated_warning.patch
-Patch1:        initscripts-1.6.11-gcc-4.7.patch
 License:       GPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
@@ -29,14 +27,13 @@ Requires:      gzip
 Requires:      findutils
 Requires:      psmisc
 Requires:      hwdata
-Provides:      /etc/init.d
+Provides:      group(utmp)
 Obsoletes:     initscripts-sysv5 < 2.4
+Obsoletes:     initscripts-tools < 2.6
 
 %description
 The initscripts package contains the basic system scripts used to boot your openmamba system, change runlevels, manage system services and network interfaces, and shut the system down cleanly.
 
-%debug_package
-
 %package tools
 Summary:       Obsolete tools formerly used by SysV5 initscripts
 Group:         System/Tools
@@ -46,14 +43,13 @@ Obsolete tools formerly used by SysV5 initscripts.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
-%make CC=%{_target_platform}-gcc tools
+%make
 
 %install
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
-%makeinstall install-tools
+%makeinstall
 
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
@@ -139,18 +135,17 @@ _EOF
 fi
 :
 
+%posttrans
+if [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then
+   # Apply updated sysctl settings
+   sysctl -q --system
+fi
+:
+
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%dir %{_initrddir}
-%{_sysconfdir}/init.d
-%attr(0755,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_initrddir}/rc.local
-%dir %{_sysconfdir}/rc.d
-%{_sysconfdir}/rc?.d
-%dir %{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/rc?.d
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/modules.d
-%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/functions
-%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/rc
-%{_sbindir}/service
+%{_bindir}/service
 %{_prefix}/lib/modprobe.d/lp.conf
 %{_prefix}/lib/modprobe.d/rtl8192ce.conf
 %{_prefix}/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-net.conf
@@ -159,30 +154,12 @@ fi
 %ghost %attr(0664,root,utmp) %{_var}/log/lastlog
 %ghost %attr(0644,root,root) %{_var}/log/wtmp
 #%ghost %attr(0664,root,utmp) %{_var}/run/utmp
-#%dir %{_var}/run/netreport
-%doc COPYING
-
-%files tools
-%defattr(-,root,root)
-%{_bindir}/doexec
-%{_bindir}/ipcalc
-%{_bindir}/usleep
-%{_sbindir}/consoletype
-%{_sbindir}/genhostid
-%{_sbindir}/getkey
-%{_sbindir}/minilogd
-%attr(4755,root,root) %{_sbindir}/usernetctl
-%{_mandir}/man1/consoletype.*
-%{_mandir}/man1/doexec.*
-%{_mandir}/man1/genhostid.*
-%{_mandir}/man1/getkey.*
-%{_mandir}/man1/ipcalc.*
-%{_mandir}/man1/netreport.*
-%{_mandir}/man1/usleep.*
-%{_mandir}/man8/usernetctl.*
 %doc COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 27 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.6-1mamba
+- update to 2.6
+
 * Wed Mar 20 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.5-2mamba
 - post: fix typo in /etc/rpm/macros.lang introduced in past livedvd installations