[pkg-netfilter-team] Bug#918469: Bug#918469: Please Provides ebtables and arptables

[Arturo Borrero Gonzalez]

On 1/6/19 12:56 PM, Laurent Bigonville wrote:
> Package: iptables
> Version: 1.8.2-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Shouldn't the iptables packages Provides ebtables and arptables now that
> it ships these executables as well?
> 
> AFAICS, the implementation shipped in iptables are providing the same
> functionalities and parameters are the one shipped in their respective
> packages.
> 
> In the end it might be a good idea to remove the other packages as well
> as the two versions/implementations are providing the same features.
> 
> What do you think?
> 


I'm not convinced in providing a virtual package or playing Provides
games right now. We can re-evaluate in buster+1 (bullseye).