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initramfs-tools package

fixrtc hook requires e2fsprogs package, but that is not a dependency

Bug #1831747 reported by Byte Commander
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initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
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Low
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Bug Description

Package "initramfs-tools-core" provides "/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/fixrtc" which runs during the update or regeneration of the initramfs and requires the file "/sbin/dumpe2fs" (available from "e2fsprogs") to be present, otherwise it fails and aborts the whole process, leading e.g. to an inconsistent package system.

The problem/cause seems to be that "initramfs-tools-core" package has no direct or indirect hard dependency on "e2fsprogs".

I believe either the package dependency should be added, or the fixrtc hook script should be rewritten so that it just outputs a warning instead of aborting with a failure if missing "dumpe2fs" is not a critical problem.

This issue seems to affect at least Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04. It has been brought to my attention at https://askubuntu.com/q/1148791/367990

Tags: eoan
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Duplicate bug 1813469 shows e2fsprogs being removed when 'apt --fix-broken install' was run.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

While it is correct that the fixrtc requires e2fsprogrs given that e2fsprogs is in the minimal install task I'm setting this to Low.

tags: added: eoan
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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