Package: netbase Version: 4.33 Severity: normal
As stated if ifupdown is not installed, then even the loopback adapter is not brought up. In my view, loopback is vital to the Linux environment. Thus /etc/init.d/networking sould try other means to bring it up: * trying ifconfig * trying ip * other means I'm not aware of? -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (1020, 'stable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.25.14-eros2 Locale: LANG=, LC_CTYPE="en_US.utf8" (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.utf8) Versions of packages netbase depends on: ii lsb-base 3.1-23.2etch1 Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip Versions of packages netbase recommends: ii ifupdown 0.6.8 high level tools to configure netw -- debconf information: netbase/upgrade-note/etc-network-interfaces-pre-3.17-1: netbase/upgrade-note/init.d-split-pre-3.16-1: netbase/upgrade-note/radius-ports-pre-3.05: netbase/upgrade-note/portmap-restart-pre-3.11-2: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
