tags 565878 wontfix thanks ael wrote: > Package: network-manager > Version: 0.7.2-2 > Severity: wishlist > > network-manager pulls in dhcp3-client & dhcp3-common which are > unneccessary when static IPs are used. > > So it becomes impossible to have a "slim" efficient installation > on light weight machines. Perhaps a meta-"full" package might be needed for > the > newbie who might not know whether dhcp is needed, depending on a > network-manager-lite without dhcp for those who know what they are doing.
I don't see a benefit which would justify this additional work and overhead, so wontfix. If you have a completely static setup, you might be better served with plain ifupdown anyway. Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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