Public bug reported:

in Ubuntu, we added a change for:

Add busybox-initramfs binary package and initramfs flavour

currently w/ git-ubuntu ubuntu/devel branch at commit
e96dc506174e2b1690cd3ef1d4ee61652106a358

There will need a little rework, such as with commit
1c4113f056a68a149509659cd437cfe630e95784 where we'll need to ship zz-
busybox in the standard busybox package for use in initramfs-tools,
ensure that busybox is used for initramfs-tools and not busybox-
initramfs, and likely other small changes.

the addition of a pared down binary was rejected in Debian, and
maintaining the delta for a slightly smaller install in the initrds
isn't worth the tradeoff in 2026

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1135987

** Affects: busybox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: New

** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  in Ubuntu, we added a change for:
  
  Add busybox-initramfs binary package and initramfs flavour
  
  currently w/ git-ubuntu ubuntu/devel branch at commit
  e96dc506174e2b1690cd3ef1d4ee61652106a358
  
  There will need a little rework, such as with commit
  1c4113f056a68a149509659cd437cfe630e95784 where we'll need to ship zz-
  busybox in the standard busybox package for use in initramfs-tools,
  ensure that busybox is used for initramfs-tools and not busybox-
  initramfs, and likely other small changes.
+ 
+ the addition of a pared down binary was rejected in Debian, and
+ maintaining the delta for a slightly smaller install in the initrds
+ isn't worth the tradeoff in 2026
+ 
+ https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1135987

** Changed in: busybox (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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