Re: Bug#484129: release.debian.org: packages in tasks should be fixed in priority and removed in last resort after discussion

[Luk Claes <luk@debian.org>]

Hi

Jérémy Bobbio wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 10:41:16PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote:
>>> However, there is no equivilant source of information for packages
>>> apt-installed by d-i.
>> Could there be one? Well, if you're interested in having the same
>> safeguard mechanism in place for these packages.
> 
> I have made a first one by grepping through the source code.  As
> "apt-install" is used in code, we can't really think of automating the
> process of creating such list.
> 
> The debian-installer team might probably be able to maintain a list in
> its source repository.  Would that be fine for the release-team?

A list available on some webpage or easily fetchable via a script would
be great.

Is the below list still up to date?

> In the meantime, here's a first one:
> 
> --- 8< ---
> aboot
> acpi
> acpi-support-base
> acpid
> apex-nslu2
> arcboot
> busybox
> colo
> console-common
> console-cyrillic
> console-data
> console-setup
> console-terminus
> console-tools
> cryptsetup
> delo
> dmraid
> dmsetup
> dosfstools
> e2fsprogs
> eject
> elilo
> flash-kernel
> glantank-utils
> grub
> grub-efi
> grub-of
> grub-pc
> hfsutils
> initramfs-tools
> installation-report
> jfsutils
> laptop-detect
> libc6-i686
> libc6-sparcv9
> libc6-sparcv9b
> libfribidi0
> lilo
> locales
> loop-aes-utils
> lvm2
> mdadm
> mkvmlinuz
> multipath-tools-boot
> nis
> nslu2-utils
> openssh-server
> palo
> pbbuttonsd
> pcmciautils
> powerpc-utils
> quik
> reiserfsprogs
> sibyl
> silo
> sudo
> sysconfig-hardware
> uboot-mkimage
> udev
> usbutils
> vmelilo
> wireless-tools
> xfsprogs
> yaboot
> yaird
> --- >8 ---
> 
> This list misses the various kernel related packages which versions are
> computed dynamically from what is available in the installer accessible
> repositories.

I guess that could be included in such a list?

Cheers

Luk