[Bug 2036980] Re: libparted2 package dependencies (dmidecode) differ between arm64 and amd64

[Philip Roche]

Now filed upstream too @ https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1052462

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #1052462
   https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1052462

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Title:
  libparted2 package dependencies (dmidecode) differ between arm64 and
  amd64

Status in parted package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in parted package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Hi,

  While working on new arm64 mantic minimal cloud images (http://cloud-
  images.ubuntu.com/minimal/daily/mantic/) we discovered that
  `dmidecode` was not being installed in the arm64 images.

  In debugging, I found that the package dependencies of the libparted2
  package differ between arm64 and amd64. arm64 `libparted2` does not
  depend on `dmidecode` but on amd64 it does.

  
  #### arm64
  ```
  ubuntu at cloudimg:~$ apt show libparted2
  Package: libparted2
  Version: 3.6-3
  Priority: standard
  Section: libs
  Source: parted
  Origin: Ubuntu
  Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
  Original-Maintainer: Parted Maintainer Team <parted-maintainers at alioth-lists.debian.net>
  Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
  Installed-Size: 397 kB
  Provides: libparted
  Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), libuuid1 (>= 2.16)
  Suggests: parted, libparted-dev, libparted-i18n (= 3.6-3)
  Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/parted
  Task: standard, cloud-minimal
  Download-Size: 150 kB
  APT-Manual-Installed: no
  APT-Sources: http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports mantic/main arm64 Packages
  Description: disk partition manipulator - shared library
   GNU Parted is a program that allows you to create, destroy, resize,
   move, and copy disk partitions. This is useful for creating space
   for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, and copying data
   to new hard disks.
   .
   This package contains the shared library.

  ```

  #### amd64
  ```
  buntu at cloudimg:~$ apt show libparted2
  Package: libparted2
  Version: 3.6-3
  Priority: standard
  Section: libs
  Source: parted
  Origin: Ubuntu
  Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
  Original-Maintainer: Parted Maintainer Team <parted-maintainers at alioth-lists.debian.net>
  Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
  Installed-Size: 385 kB
  Provides: libparted
  Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), dmidecode
  Suggests: parted, libparted-dev, libparted-i18n (= 3.6-3)
  Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/parted
  Task: standard, cloud-minimal
  Download-Size: 151 kB
  APT-Manual-Installed: no
  APT-Sources: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 Packages
  Description: disk partition manipulator - shared library
   GNU Parted is a program that allows you to create, destroy, resize,
   move, and copy disk partitions. This is useful for creating space
   for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, and copying data
   to new hard disks.
   .
   This package contains the shared library.

  ```

  Is this a bug, or is there reasoning why this is the case?

  I note the change to dependencies `, dmidecode [amd64 i386]` was added
  as part of changes in version 3.2-21 in Apr 2018 to address bug
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840709

  Should I file this bug upstream @
  https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/parted ?

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