[Pkg-ltsp-devel] Bug#599100: ltsp-server-standalone: Inproper dependency on nfs-kernel-server only

[Vagrant Cascadian]

On Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 08:11:46PM +0200, Slavko wrote:
> Dňa Mon, 4 Oct 2010 10:23:22 -0700 Vagrant Cascadian
> <vagrant at freegeek.org> napísal:
> 
> > ltsp-server-standalone includes all the services for the LTSP
> > *defaults* to work correctly.
> 
> yes it is true for NFS server, and not for:
> 
> - dhcp3-server | dnsmasq
> - tftpd-hpa | atftpd | dnsmasq
> 
> then because not for NFS/NBD too? I love Debian for one thing (but not
> for only one) - it loves freedom and gives freedom. But freedom is not
> only about licence.

it's a little more complicated with nbd-server, as it serves two functions. it
depends on nbd-server for the NBD swap support; the ability to use NBD root
support is an extra feature. if the dependency was:

  nfs-kernel-server | nbd-server, nbd-server

then it would only install nbd-server and the defaults (NFS root) would break.

if the dependency was:

  nfs-kernel-server | nbd-server

then nbd swap support would get left out by default.

i'd rather include too much, than risk including too little.
 
> But, not all are using LTSP for development... You are true with
> suggestion about installing dependencies manually, but it is for
> experienced LTSP (and Debian) users. And what about people, which starts
> using it, which do not know about proper dependencies?

all the more important to include all the dependencies needed by default,
rather than allowing for the possibility to shoot themselves in the foot by
leaving out an important service.

NBD support on Debian currently requires an experienced administrator willing
to test and experiment with the non-default configuration.

live well,
  vagrant