Re: Bug#63964: no localhost hostname or loopback device setup on fresh install of potato

[Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>]

Joey Hess wrote:
> On at least one install I did (on my new laptop, which has gotten more
> testing than most of my test installs), I had to add this line manually.
> I'll keep an eye on it during future test installs.
> 
> Hm. It's possible I just didn't set up the network though. I was
> installing from files on a dos partition, and networking was pcmcia, and
> I probably didn't bother to configure it in dboostrap.
> 
> IMHO, the lo entry should be added even if networking is not configured.

So I took a look at the code. utilities/dbootstrap/netconfig.c adds the
lo interface in write_common_network()

write_common_network is called by write_static_network and
write_dhcp_network and configure_static_network

Those functions, are in turn called only by configure_network.
configure_network is only called if you pick it from the main menu, I
*think*.

So I think if you do an install and never choose configure network, you
don't get lo.

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see shy jo