On Sun, 2022-05-08 at 22:07 +0200, Steve Langasek wrote:
[...]
> Ubuntu no longer uses isc-dhcp by default, because it no longer uses
> ifupdown; NetworkManager and networkd both have their own implementations of
> dhcp clients which are used by preference. *However*, isc-dhcp is still
> installed as part of all Ubuntu systems, because it is the only client
> implementation that integrates with initramfs-tools
> (/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/zz-dhclient)
Upstream initramfs-tools uses klibc ipconfig for DHCP, but that is
limited to IPv4. Is that why Ubuntu is not using it, or was there
another problem?
Ben.
> so if you are using nfsroot
> or any other network-based rootfs, it appears to still be the only game in
> town. It would be a good idea to make sure as part of the deprecation of
> isc-dhcp-client that we get initramfs integration of whatever is the
> preferred replacement.
--
Ben Hutchings
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
- Lily Tomlin
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