Control: severity -1 wishlist Am 11.04.2016 um 15:49 schrieb [email protected]: > Package: network-manager > Version: 0.9.8.8 > > network-manager depends on package `iputils-arping`, which prevents > the cross-platform `arping` package from being installed without > removing network-manager. > > If network-manager supported both, then either could be installed. > > `arping` runs on many platforms whereas `iputils-arping` runs only on > Linux, thus preventing portable scripting. I'm sure `iputils-arping` > has *some* benefit too, but I don't know what that would be.
iputils-arping is the version supported by NM upstream. Portability is no issue, since NM is Linux-only. Afair, there were issues with arping and iputils-arping not being fully command line compatible, so we couldn't use arping. Laurent will probably know more. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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