Bug#980049: fwupd: Should fwupd specify dbus as a dependency?

2024-02-09 Thread Steven Maddox
I can't help but feel this needs to be rethought. If I install the current Debian 12 via netinst and choose not to install 'standard system utilities'... a choice many people take if they prefer to install their own set of utilities instead... and a choice which doesn't

Bug#980049: fwupd: Should fwupd specify dbus as a dependency?

2021-01-13 Thread Limonciello, Mario
> -Original Message- > From: Lukas Pirl > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 13:51 > To: Limonciello, Mario > Cc: 980...@bugs.debian.org > Subject: Re: Bug#980049: fwupd: Should fwupd specify dbus as a dependency? > > Thanks for your quick reply, Mario. >

Bug#980049: fwupd: Should fwupd specify dbus as a dependency?

2021-01-13 Thread Lukas Pirl
Thanks for your quick reply, Mario. On Wed, 2021-01-13 16:10 +, Limonciello, Mario wrote as excerpted: > I don't think it's a true dependency. You can use fwupdtool without it. > It's only needed for fwupdmgr. > Perhaps a Recommends would be better? I didn't know if fwupd is really useful

Bug#980049: fwupd: Should fwupd specify dbus as a dependency?

2021-01-13 Thread Limonciello, Mario
age- > From: lukas > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 6:55 > To: Debian Bug Tracking System > Subject: Bug#980049: fwupd: Should fwupd specify dbus as a dependency? > > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > Package: fwupd > Version: 1.5.3-2 > Severity: importan

Bug#980049: fwupd: Should fwupd specify dbus as a dependency?

2021-01-13 Thread lukas
Package: fwupd Version: 1.5.3-2 Severity: important Dear Maintainers, thanks for maintaining this package and taking the time to consider this bug report. On a minimal system, it happened to me that when installing fwupd, dbus is has not been installed as a dependency. Without dbus, fwupd