On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Andreas Henriksson <andr...@fatal.se> wrote: > Hello, > > A new version 2.29.2-3 of src:util-linux was recently uploaded to > experimental[1]. The plan is to ship those changes in Buster. > > In this version the fdisk, sfdisk and cfdisk utilities has been split > out into a separate 'fdisk' package. Any package that needs these > utilities should add a dependency on the fdisk package in Buster! > (Attempts will be made to track down and file bug reports, but > ultimately maintainers need to take the final responsibility for the > dependency being added before the Buster freeze.) > > Your new dependency declaration might look like this: > fdisk | util-linux (<< 2.29.2-3~) > See also the util-linux NEWS entry[2]. > > Currently (for Buster) the fdisk package is being made > 'pseudo-essential' via a dependency from the Essential util-linux > package, where the tools was split out from. (This is also to support > upgrades from Stretch to Buster.) > The plan is to drop this dependency (making fdisk no longer > pseudo-essential) for Buster+1 (Bullseye). The Priority field will > likely be set to important so fdisk utilities will still be part of any > normal installation, but will then be deinstallable.
Why not setting in recommand ? It will be installed by default but could be deinstalled Bastien > > The reason for this split is to decrease the size of the Essential set. > Once fdisk is deinstallable so should libfdisk1 and libncursesw5 also > be. This helps keep the size of minimal chroots down, not to mention > people might prefer other partitioning tools like parted, etc. > Unfortunately the package will not be easily deinstallable for Buster, > but eager minds might be able to use equivs to create an empty fdisk > package to satisfy the transitional dependency while waiting for > Bullseye. > > For extra gold star please read up on fdisk/libfdisk1 enhancements like > supporting GPT (since Jessie), etc. Make sure to stop using any C/H/S- > adressing (on command line or elsewhere) since it's deprecated[4]. > > Regards, > Andreas Henriksson > > PS. See also 'mount' package NEWS[3] for similar changes. Strict > dependencies should be added where needed. > > [1]: https://tracker.debian.org/news/861509 > [2]: > https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/pkg-util-linux.git/commit/?id=3114bfedb044fab22b0a865f6c2fae85b1207677 > [3]: > https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/pkg-util-linux.git/commit/?id=c650149427862a7b3dfcbdf2355308d042d39629 > [4]: > http://sources.debian.net/src/util-linux/2.29.2-2/Documentation/deprecated.txt/ >
