Public bug reported: When I installed rpcbind on Ubuntu 12.04 (32-bit) version (by means of old 'potrtmap' package) I found that it broke the settings in /etc/network/interfaces by commenting out the last line that configured eth0 for DHCP, etc.
Original file had this as the last 3 lines: # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp After installing rpcbind it had done this: # The primary network interface auto eth0 #NetworkManager#iface eth0 inet dhcp As a result, when I rebooted there was no remote log-in, etc. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 $ apt-cache policy rpcbind rpcbind: Installed: 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.1 Candidate: 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.1 Version table: *** 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.2.0-7ubuntu1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages I expected to be able to install this package and still have a working network interface! ** Affects: rpcbind (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026622 Title: instalation breaks network interface settings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rpcbind/+bug/1026622/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs