On Sun, 2022-05-08 at 22:07 +0200, Steve Langasek wrote: [...] > Ubuntu no longer uses isc-dhcp by default, because it no longer uses > ifupdown; NetworkManager and networkd both have their own implementations of > dhcp clients which are used by preference. *However*, isc-dhcp is still > installed as part of all Ubuntu systems, because it is the only client > implementation that integrates with initramfs-tools > (/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/zz-dhclient)
Upstream initramfs-tools uses klibc ipconfig for DHCP, but that is limited to IPv4. Is that why Ubuntu is not using it, or was there another problem? Ben. > so if you are using nfsroot > or any other network-based rootfs, it appears to still be the only game in > town. It would be a good idea to make sure as part of the deprecation of > isc-dhcp-client that we get initramfs integration of whatever is the > preferred replacement. -- Ben Hutchings Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain. - Lily Tomlin
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