ubuntu-minimal should not depend on isc-dhcp-client
Bug #1966562 reported by
Simon Déziel
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
ubuntu-minimal already depends on `init` which depends on `systemd-sysv` which depends on `systemd` which comes with `systemd-networkd` that has a DHCP client in it.
Having the isc-dhcp-client package feels redundant.
# Additional information
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (development branch)
Release: 22.04
$ apt-cache policy ubuntu-minimal
ubuntu-minimal:
Installed: 1.478
Candidate: 1.478
Version table:
*** 1.478 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
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The isc-dhcp-client dependency exists to ensure support for network configuration from within an initramfs, for which systemd-networkd is not currently a replacement since we don't run systemd in the initramfs.
See also https:/ /lists. ubuntu. com/archives/ ubuntu- devel/2022- May/042080. html ff regarding the removal of isc-dhcp-client altogether in the future, but at least for now I would consider this request invalid since we don't have a replacement for it.