Source: netplan.io Version: 1.0.1-1 Severity: wishlist The package descriptions for netplan-generator and netplan.io are inadequate for a sysadmin to distinguish between the two and determine which package(s) to install for a particular use case.
For netplan-generator, the short description is Declarative network configuration systemd-generator and the long description includes the line This package provides a systemd-generator to configure networking daemons at boot time. but is otherwise the same as the description for netplan.io. The short description for netplan.io is Declarative network configuration for various backends These descriptions lead one to believe that netplan-generator is specific to systemd, and that netplan.io is necessary for all supported network stacks. The fact that netplan.io Depends netplan-generator lends credence to that assumption. The discussion on debian-devel in thread "what about Netplan?" indicates that netplan-generator is sufficient for all network stacks. What functionality does one get with netplan.io? ...Marvin
