> Either it is a must, ..., or it's not a "must" and ifconfig should ...
It's a "if you want to work around ifconfig brokenness, do it like this..." The reason ifconfig was obsoleted is that all it's bugs can't be fixed. Just get rid of it! It's really long overdue! -- iproute fails to enforce rules on labels https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225997 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs