Bug#853850: Demote dependency on ntfs-3g to Recommends

2017-02-01 Thread Moritz Muehlenhoff
On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 04:12:30PM +0100, Hilko Bengen wrote: > * Moritz Muehlenhoff: > > > can the dependency on ntfs-3g be demoted to a Recommends? > > Sure, that can be done. But then, perhaps ntfs-3g should not be made > setuid root by default? That has been proposed back in 2015, but hasn't

Bug#853850: Demote dependency on ntfs-3g to Recommends

2017-02-01 Thread Hilko Bengen
* Moritz Muehlenhoff: > can the dependency on ntfs-3g be demoted to a Recommends? Sure, that can be done. But then, perhaps ntfs-3g should not be made setuid root by default? Cheers, -Hilko

Bug#853850: Demote dependency on ntfs-3g to Recommends

2017-02-01 Thread Moritz Muehlenhoff
Package: libguestfs0 Severity: normal Dear libguestfs maintainers, can the dependency on ntfs-3g be demoted to a Recommends? This way it's still installed by default, but any installation can make a concious decision to deinstall it (which makes a lot of sense since it's setuid root, which led to