Hi!
On Tue, 2019-03-12 at 16:17:10 +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> Package: base-passwd,base-files,debian-policy
>
> Debian policy section 3.8 says:
> | Essential is defined as the minimal set of functionality that must be
> | available and usable on the system at all times, even when packages
> |
On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 07:30:21PM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> > Do any of them still don't know that base-passwd should be configured
> > first because otherwise any other package using root (be it base-files
> > or any other) will fail? I think this was already settled in the last
> > discussi
Hi Santiago,
On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 06:17:50PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote:
> To be precise: Who is unpacking (but not configuring) a buster or
> unstable essential package set, if not a bootstrapping tool?
multistrap is doing just that.
https://manpages.debian.org/testing/multistrap/multistrap.
On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 04:17:10PM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> Package: base-passwd,base-files,debian-policy
>
> Debian policy section 3.8 says:
>
> | Essential is defined as the minimal set of functionality that must be
> | available and usable on the system at all times, even when packages
>
It would probably be good for the overall robustness of the system if
we try to solve this from multiple angles.
On Tue, 12 Mar 2019 at 16:17:10 +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> A. /etc/passwd is part of base-passwd's interface and base-files is
>right in relying on it working at all times. Then
On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 04:17:10PM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> Package: base-passwd,base-files,debian-policy
>
> Debian policy section 3.8 says:
>
> | Essential is defined as the minimal set of functionality that must be
> | available and usable on the system at all times, even when packages
>
Package: base-passwd,base-files,debian-policy
Debian policy section 3.8 says:
| Essential is defined as the minimal set of functionality that must be
| available and usable on the system at all times, even when packages
| are in the “Unpacked” state.
When unpacking (but not configuring) a buster
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