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

[Steve Langasek]

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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