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Re: Setting hostnames with hostnamectl on AWS AMIs, missing dbus?



On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 03:31:50PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 05:12:38AM +0100, Anders Jackson a écrit :
> > 
> > Software that is packed and installed in Debian should, and must, work.
> 
> Hi Anders,
> 
> I think that you are conflating issues.  Ultimately, you are challenging
> the semantics of Depends and Recommends.
> 
> If one installs Debian using the Debian Installer, where "Recommended"
> dependencies are installed by default, everything works.
Why dont we install Recommended packages same as we do on d-i installs?

I know, exim4 and nfs-common, perhaps we should have a tasksel task?

> 
> It is possible to install packages with only their strictest
> dependencies, that is, without the "Recommended" ones.  This opens many
> ways to customise Debian, and here it is used to make minimal images.
> But it may be necessary to cherry-pick some extra packages to reach the
> wanted result.  Here, it means adding dbus to the image.
> 
> Have a nice day,
> 
> Charles
> 
> -- 
> Charles Plessy
> Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
> 

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