[Freedombox-pkg-team] Bug#849413: freedombox-setup: Drop net-tools dependency, no longer needed

[Sunil Mohan Adapa]

On 12/26/2016 11:56 PM, James Valleroy wrote:
> Package: freedombox-setup
> Severity: minor
> Tags: patch
> 
> Previously we were using some programs in net-tools, but they are no
> longer needed:
> - We now use NetworkManager to set up our network connections.
> - The diagnostic tests to check open ports have been moved to Plinth,
> and no longer use netstat.
> 
> net-tools is also considered obsolete by its Debian maintainer
> (https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/12/msg00606.html).
> 
> I'm attaching a patch that drops the dependency on net-tools. I've done
> basic testing of this patch, by building an image with freedom-maker and
> accessing Plinth.

I have committed the patch.  Perhaps a point release of freedombox-setup
is due as there are other changes pending that are worth going into stable.

-- 
Sunil


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