This bug was fixed in the package plymouth - 0.8.2-2ubuntu26
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plymouth (0.8.2-2ubuntu26) oneiric; urgency=low
* Add direct dependency on ttf-dejavu-core since that's the font used in
the initramfs-tools hook, instead of trusting that fontconfig-config
pulls in the right
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/plymouth
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On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 09:35:45AM -, Dennis Knorr wrote:
ps: what would be the different fixes?
Well, if this were in fact a question of the initramfs regeneration firing
before the plymouth package was fully installed, we would need to modify the
plymouth hook to detect this scenario and
In our setup we use FAI for distributing our Linux. The packages (plymouth,
too) are fully installed on the local system (and harddisk) with the nfsroot
(which is mounted remotely). After that, the initramfs of the local system is
updated. and then the local hooks are executed. And there, the
** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = In Progress
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plymouth dependency dejavu font missing
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We have plymouth-label installed, but there's a combination, which makes it a
problem :-)
1. ttf-dejavu-core is only a OR-connection, other fonts could be installed
instead, BUT
2. the dejavu-font is needed in the initramfs-hook, when you build a new
version of the initramfs (look at
Ok, when you say at the right time, what do you mean? Do you mean
that the initramfs hooks were being run before the plymouth package, and
all of its dependencies, were fully installed?
The lack of direct dependency on the font is definitely a bug, and we'll
definitely fix that - I'm just trying
plymouth-label depends libcairo2
libcairo2 depends libfontconfig1
libfontconfig1 depends fontconfig-config
fontconfig-config depends: ttf-dejavu-core | ttf-bitstream-vera | ttf-freefont
| gsfonts-x11
You're right that this does not guarantee ttf-dejavu-core is actually
installed; but it will be
