On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 11:03:08AM +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 10:18:46AM +0200, Andreas Henriksson wrote: > > I'm looking for help with ideas about a new package split for the > > util-linux suite. > > Currently the main binary packages are: > > util-linux > > mount > > bsdutils > > (Then there are a bunch of other less important binary packages also > > built.) > > All of the three above packages have the Essential: yes control field > > set. This basically means when ever upstream writes a new tool and we > > decide to ship it, it instantly becomes part of the essential set. > > I also don't see any real reason for the mount package to be separate > > from the util-linux package. > But why should mount be Essential? It's useless in containers and chroots. That's not true. It is not /required/ for basic operation of containers and chroots, which is maybe what you meant, but that doesn't mean it's useless. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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