Doesn't ifupdown still bring up lo? Excerpts from Martin Pitt's message of 2014-09-23 06:17:10 UTC: > ubuntu-minimal depends on upstart and ifupdown, so supposedly you > removed that. This is really not a supported configuration. > > As for upstart: Debian has a new essential package "init" which depends > on systemd-sysv | upstart | sysvinit. We could decide to adopt that. > Moving to init-system-helpers for that. > > As for ifupdown: ;Most desktops, phones, etc. use dynamic network > configuration with NetworkManager, there is no essential need for > ifupdown. > > But still, of course you can shoot yourself into the foot by randomly > removing packages. So just don't do that then :-) > > ** Package changed: upstart (Ubuntu) => init-system-helpers (Ubuntu) > > ** Changed in: init-system-helpers (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > ** Changed in: init-system-helpers (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Triaged > > ** Changed in: ifupdown (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > > ** Summary changed: > > - ifupdown and upstart can be removed > + Use essential "init" package to ensure that an init system is present > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to > ifupdown in Ubuntu. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1357713 > > Title: > Use essential "init" package to ensure that an init system is present > > Status in “ifupdown” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in “init-system-helpers” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > > Bug description: > I'm using Ubuntu 14.10 dev with ifupdown 0.7.48.1ubuntu4 and upstart > 1.13.1-0ubuntu3 and currently it is possible to remove ifupdown and > upstart as they are not essential packages or any essential/manual > package does depend on them. Here is the output: > > root@ubuntu:/# apt-get remove ifupdown > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > ifupdown upstart > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > After this operation, 895 kB disk space will be freed. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n > Abort. > > > As I know Ubuntu wants to change from upstart to systemd in the future so > removing upstart may be fine but I'm wondering why ifupdown can be removed > (wouldn't this remove the ability to create a network connection?). > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1357713/+subscriptions
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