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

[Scott Moser]

You don't think that at least warrants a Suggests ?


On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 2:49 AM, Steve Langasek <
steve.langasek at canonical.com> wrote:

> I don't think this belongs as a dependency of initramfs-tools.  The
> initramfs-tools package won't fail to create an initramfs if dhclient is
> absent, it just won't succeed in creating an initramfs that is capable
> of configuring (currently ipv6) networking before pivoting root.  That
> is not fundamental to the function of a generic initramfs and I think
> it's fine if initramfs-tools doesn't pull this in for you.
>
> ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Invalid
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Title:
  missing dependency on isc-dhcp-client (dhclient)

Status in cloud-init package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

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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