[Bug 383761] [NEW] atftpd has false hard dependency on openbsd-inetd

[Daniel J Blueman]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: atftpd

atftpd 0.7.dfsg-6ubuntu1 has a false hard dependency on openbsd-inetd
(through the inet-superserver metapackage).

When atftpd is installed, it fails to reload (or restart) openbsd-inetd,
so the user doesn't get a consistent experience; most daemons
(correctly) start immediately after being installed.

Moreover, the vast majority of daemons start independently of an inet-
superserver, to decrease single points of failure, to increasing
security (as the openbsd-inet runs as root) and to increasing
performance.

We can improve on this situation by:
 - moving the 'Depends: inet-superserver' to a 'Suggests: inet-superserver'
 -> thus the user actually has the choice
 - fix the (broken) default OPTIONS in /etc/default/atftpd to include '--daemon'
 - tweak USE_INETD in /etc/default/atftpd to false
 -> thus the service works immediately after installed - no ambiguity of inetd/xinetd configuration/restarting

As a side-effect, this will increase security and increase performance
on busy tftp systems.

** Affects: atftp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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atftpd has false hard dependency on openbsd-inetd
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383761
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