On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:12 AM Michael Biebl <bi...@debian.org> wrote: > Fwiw, NetworkManager nowadays defaults to its internal dhcp client > implementation (based on sd-network), isc dhclient is only a fallback > (unless configured explicitly). > So dhcpcd5 being available in a newer version would be nice but is not a > pressing issue for NetworkManager itself. > > See also man NetworkManager.conf > > > dhcp > > This key sets up what DHCP client NetworkManager will use. > > Allowed values are dhclient, dhcpcd, and internal. The > > dhclient and dhcpcd options require the indicated clients to be > > installed. The internal option uses a built-in DHCP > > client which is not currently as featureful as the external > > clients. > > > > If this key is missing, it defaults to internal. If the chosen > > plugin is not available, clients are looked for in this > > order: dhclient, dhcpcd, internal. > > Fwiw, this is the reason why isc-dhcp-client was first demoted to > Suggests in network-manager and has been dropped completely in 1.32.12-1.
dhclient already only is a backup, and so would dhcpd be. Noted. Well, anyhow. The NMU is pending upload. It's up to NM maintainers whether they'll want to enable the dhcpcd backend or not, once the upload has been done. Martin-Éric
