[Bug 822315] [NEW] ubuntu-minimal should not use dhcp3-client on server by default

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Public bug reported:

Servers normally use fixed IP addresses to communicate with them.
Therefore it is useless to install dhcp client in ubuntu server edition.
Trying to deinstall dhcp3-client breaks the module ubuntu-minimal which
is said to also support automatic updates. On the other hand with
dhcp3-client installed the client tries to get an address at startup and
slows down the startup procedure. With multiple virtual servers on a
single machine this significantly slows down server startup of the
server environment.

Suggestion: Remove dhcp3-client from the dependencies for ubuntu server
edition.

System information:
ubuntu 10.04 LTS server edition x86 installed in virtualbox
ubuntu-minimal 1.197

** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: dhcp3 lucid server ubuntu

** Description changed:

- Servers normally use fixed IP addresses because to communicate with
- them. Therefore it is useless to install dhcp client in ubuntu server
- edition. Trying to deinstall dhcp3-client breaks teh module ubuntu-
- minimal which is said to also support automatic updates. On the other
- hand with dhcp3-client installed the the client tries to get an address
- at startup and slows down the startup procedure.
+ Servers normally use fixed IP addresses to communicate with them.
+ Therefore it is useless to install dhcp client in ubuntu server edition.
+ Trying to deinstall dhcp3-client breaks teh module ubuntu-minimal which
+ is said to also support automatic updates. On the other hand with
+ dhcp3-client installed the the client tries to get an address at startup
+ and slows down the startup procedure.
  
  Suggestion: Remove dhcp3-client from the dependencies for ubuntu server
  edition.
  
  System information:
  ubuntu 10.04 LTS server edition x86 installed in virtualbox
  ubuntu-minimal 1.197

** Description changed:

  Servers normally use fixed IP addresses to communicate with them.
  Therefore it is useless to install dhcp client in ubuntu server edition.
- Trying to deinstall dhcp3-client breaks teh module ubuntu-minimal which
+ Trying to deinstall dhcp3-client breaks the module ubuntu-minimal which
  is said to also support automatic updates. On the other hand with
- dhcp3-client installed the the client tries to get an address at startup
- and slows down the startup procedure.
+ dhcp3-client installed the client tries to get an address at startup and
+ slows down the startup procedure.
  
  Suggestion: Remove dhcp3-client from the dependencies for ubuntu server
  edition.
  
  System information:
  ubuntu 10.04 LTS server edition x86 installed in virtualbox
  ubuntu-minimal 1.197

** Description changed:

  Servers normally use fixed IP addresses to communicate with them.
  Therefore it is useless to install dhcp client in ubuntu server edition.
  Trying to deinstall dhcp3-client breaks the module ubuntu-minimal which
  is said to also support automatic updates. On the other hand with
  dhcp3-client installed the client tries to get an address at startup and
- slows down the startup procedure.
+ slows down the startup procedure. With multiple virtual servers on a
+ single machine this significantly slows down server startup of the
+ server environment.
  
  Suggestion: Remove dhcp3-client from the dependencies for ubuntu server
  edition.
  
  System information:
  ubuntu 10.04 LTS server edition x86 installed in virtualbox
  ubuntu-minimal 1.197

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Title:
  ubuntu-minimal should not use dhcp3-client on server by default

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Servers normally use fixed IP addresses to communicate with them.
  Therefore it is useless to install dhcp client in ubuntu server
  edition. Trying to deinstall dhcp3-client breaks the module ubuntu-
  minimal which is said to also support automatic updates. On the other
  hand with dhcp3-client installed the client tries to get an address at
  startup and slows down the startup procedure. With multiple virtual
  servers on a single machine this significantly slows down server
  startup of the server environment.

  Suggestion: Remove dhcp3-client from the dependencies for ubuntu
  server edition.

  System information:
  ubuntu 10.04 LTS server edition x86 installed in virtualbox
  ubuntu-minimal 1.197

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