[Bug 1759307] Re: missing dependency on isc-dhcp-client (dhclient)

[Scott Moser]

** Description changed:

- cloud-init uses isc-dhcp-client (through 'dhclient') to obtain temporary dhcp ip addresses.
- it currently does not identify a dependency on it.
+ cloud-init uses isc-dhcp-client (through 'dhclient') to obtain temporary 
+ dhcp ip addresses.  It currently does not identify a dependency on it.
+ 
+ initramfs-tools uses dhclient in scripts/functions to obtain ipv6 addresses
+ (see bug 1621507 for more info).

** Also affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: cloud-init (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: cloud-init (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Description changed:

- cloud-init uses isc-dhcp-client (through 'dhclient') to obtain temporary 
+ cloud-init uses isc-dhcp-client (through 'dhclient') to obtain temporary
  dhcp ip addresses.  It currently does not identify a dependency on it.
  
  initramfs-tools uses dhclient in scripts/functions to obtain ipv6 addresses
  (see bug 1621507 for more info).
+ 
+ This bug was prompted by MP to remove isc-dhcp-client from the ubuntu-minimal seed
+  https://code.launchpad.net/~vorlon/ubuntu-seeds/platform.bionic-dhcp-switch/+merge/342013

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Title:
  missing dependency on isc-dhcp-client (dhclient)

Status in cloud-init package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  cloud-init uses isc-dhcp-client (through 'dhclient') to obtain temporary
  dhcp ip addresses.  It currently does not identify a dependency on it.

  initramfs-tools uses dhclient in scripts/functions to obtain ipv6 addresses
  (see bug 1621507 for more info).

  This bug was prompted by MP to remove isc-dhcp-client from the ubuntu-minimal seed
   https://code.launchpad.net/~vorlon/ubuntu-seeds/platform.bionic-dhcp-switch/+merge/342013

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