Bug#1102647: ethtool should not be user uninstallable via GUI
Control: tags -1 + patch
A good patch fixing this is available from
<URL: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CAB-mu-TgZ5ewRzn45Q5LrGtEKWGhrafP39enmV0DAYvTkU5mwQ@mail.gmail.com/ >:
--- org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml_orig
2025-03-31 00:46:03.000000000 +0200
+++ org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml 2025-04-11
22:14:11.634355310 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<component type="desktop">
+<component type="console-application">
<id>org.kernel.software.network.ethtool</id>
<metadata_license>MIT</metadata_license>
<name>ethtool</name>
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
</description>
<url type="homepage">https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/</url>
<provides>
+ <binary>ethtool</binary>
<modalias>pci:v*d*sv*sd*bc02sc80i*</modalias>
</provides>
</component>
It should fix the issues reported on
<URL: https://appstream.debian.org/sid/main/issues/ethtool.html >.
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Happy hacking
Petter Reinholdtsen
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