Bug#1120055: Please include ifenslave, vlan and possibly bridge-utils to netinst CD

Ben Hutchings <[email protected]> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:33:21 +0100

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On Tue, 2025-11-04 at 16:25 +0100, David Prévot wrote:
> Package: debian-cd
> Version: 3.2.3
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: d-i
> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I know that there are ongoing efforts to limit the size of the netinst
> media but… it would be nice to have ifenslave and vlan (and possibly
> bridge_utils) available in the netinst media. It would allow network
> access on some hardware where the network configuration is… specific.
> 
> Thanks in advance for considering.
[...]

Why can't you use the provided 'ip' command for this?

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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