Thanks for your prompt attention. This is an unusual problem. I wish I could have provided a better explanation of the problem, but I did not have access to a text editor in the bullseye-slim environment.
I attempted to use the phusion passenger package, but it would not properly run because it needs /usr/bin/ps for somer reason. No problem, I will just install it. When I searched for the package containing it on packages.debian.org, the search returns no results. That is, there is no package that contains /usr/hin/ps. I expected it would be in coreutils, but it is not. It seems to be present on a another recent Debian bullseye install I did, but, again, it is contained in any package. It should be contained in a package in the base_system, but it is not. How does it get there? What if there is a security issue identified with the program, would it be updated? Having a binary program installed on a system without it being contained in a package seems to contravene the Debian packaging policies. Downstream distributions, such as Ubuntu are also affected. I confirmed the /usr/bin/ps is not contained in any package for 22.04 LTS, although I have not filed a bug report. You can reproduce the problem easily by either searching for /usr/bin/ps on packages.debian.org <http://packages.debian.org/> or $ dpkg -S $(which ps) On a system with /usr/bin/ps Thanks, Steve > On Feb 15, 2023, at 10:36 AM, Debian Bug Tracking System > <ow...@bugs.debian.org> wrote: > > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report > which was filed against the installation-reports package: > > #1031354: installation-reports: I cannot find /usr/bin/ps in any package, but > it is normally installed with via an ISO install. > > It has been closed by Paul Tagliamonte <paul...@gmail.com>. > > Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. > If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a > better one in a separate message then please contact Paul Tagliamonte > <paul...@gmail.com> by > replying to this email. > > > -- > 1031354: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1031354 > Debian Bug Tracking System > Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems > > From: Paul Tagliamonte <paul...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Bug#1031354: installation-reports: I cannot find /usr/bin/ps in > any package, but it is normally installed with via an ISO install. > Date: February 15, 2023 at 10:33:47 AM EST > To: Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> > Cc: Steve Roggenkamp <roggenka...@acm.org>, 1031354-d...@bugs.debian.org, > tia...@debian.org, paul...@debian.org > > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 04:30:25PM +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote: >>> Boot method: via a Docker build >>> Image version: bullseye-slim current >> >> Furthermore, I'm pretty sure Docker images are meant to be lightweight, >> and you aren't normally supposed to log in and inspect processes inside >> such images, so I can perfectly understand why people responsible for it >> didn't include procps. > > doubly so on the -slim variant. I think everything's working as > intended. If you wish to use a Docker image as more than just that, I > would suggest creating a Dockerfile adding packages you require and > using your local image. > > The docker images intentionally do not have everything from a full > install. Including things like GRUB or Linux, since neither are > required. > >> Lowering severity and cc-ing accordingly. > > Closing this report. Thank you for the heads up, and thanks for the > report! > > -- > :wq > > > > From: Steve Roggenkamp <roggenka...@acm.org> > Subject: installation-reports: I cannot find /usr/bin/ps in any package, but > it is normally installed with via an ISO install. > Date: February 15, 2023 at 10:03:30 AM EST > To: Debian Bug Tracking System <sub...@bugs.debian.org> > > > Package: installation-reports > Severity: serious > Tags: d-i > Justification: Policy 3.7, 10.1 > X-Debbugs-Cc: roggenka...@acm.org > > (Please provide enough information to help the Debian > maintainers evaluate the report efficiently - e.g., by filling > in the sections below.) > > Boot method: via a Docker build > Image version: bullseye-slim current > Date: <Date and time of the install> > > Machine: Apple Macbook Pro Intel > Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred> > > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot: [ ] > Detect network card: [ ] > Configure network: [ ] > Detect media: [ ] > Load installer modules: [ ] > Clock/timezone setup: [ ] > User/password setup: [ ] > Detect hard drives: [ ] > Partition hard drives: [ ] > Install base system: [ ] > Install tasks: [ ] > Install boot loader: [ ] > Overall install: [ ] > > Comments/Problems: > > <Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments > and ideas you had during the initial install.> > > > Please make sure that any installation logs that you think would > be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large > files using gzip. > >
