Draft Kubernetes Package Name Change Proposal

Kubernetes Package Name Changes

Summary

New or revised (sub)package names are proposed for the Kubernetes packages. The new names will better align Kubernetes with current usage as documented upstream and improve alignment of package content with current Fedora practices and standards.

Owner

• Name: Brad Smith
• Email: bradley.g.smith@gmail.com

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora Linux 40
• Last updated: 2023-08-17
• [<will be assigned by the Wrangler> devel thread]
• FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Kubernetes provides "Open Source Production-Grade Container Scheduling And Management".

The existing Kubernetes package and sub-packages are outlined in the table below. All packages include relevant configuration files and documentation (man pages).

Current package and sub-packages in the Kubernetes package

Name	Status	(Sub )Package Notes
Kubernetes	Main Package	Empty. Requires the Client sub-package.
Client	Sub-package	Kubectl - Command line client. Used to manage a cluster from any computer connected to network.
Kubeadm	Sub-package	Kubeadm - Administrative client. Used to join or remove a node to/from a cluster.
Master	Sub-package	Kubernetes services packaged as obsolete systemd services. Modern installations of Kubernetes install these services as static pods.
Node	Subpackage	Kubelet - Kubernetes runtime.

Proposed sub package names and associate content are in the table below.

Proposed package and sub-packages in the Kubernetes package

Name	Status	(Sub )Package Notes
Kubernetes	Main Package	Provides kubelet (runtime) and kuberadm (node administation) binaries and configuration files. Requires the Client sub-package.
Kubernetes-doc	Sub-package	Documentation (man pages) for kubectl and kubeadm.
Client	Sub-package	Kubectl - Command line client. Used to manage a cluster from any computer connected to network.
Client-doc	Sub-package	Documentation for kubectl, command line client.

With the proposed sub packages a user that wants to install Kubernetes on a Fedora machine will only need to install the kubernetes rpm and optionally the kubernetes.doc rpm. This action installs all 3 needed Kubernetes binaries and configuration files and aligns with guidance from upstream (i.e. install kubectl, kubeadm, and kubelet on each machine in a cluster).

Kubernetes cluster managers will install, as before, the kubernetes-client rpm on any machine used by the manager to manage a cluster. The kubernetes-client-doc rpm will be optional.

Benefit to Fedora

The primary beneficiary will be Fedora users that want to install Kubernetes on a Fedora machine and use that machine as a node in a cluster or as a management console to manage one or more local or remote clusters. It will also segregate out documentation (man files) so that a minimal install can be done with just the needed executables and supporting configuration files. Installation of the kubernetes rpm is all that is needed to prepare a Fedora machine to participate as a node in a cluster. The current package structure requires the user to install either the kubernetes, kubernetes-kubeadm, and kubernetes-node rpms or install the kubernetes-client, kubernetes-kubeadm, and kubernetes-node rpms to obtain the same level of functionality.

Scope

• Proposal owners:

• Other developers:

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Alignment with Community Initiatives:

Upgrade/compatibility impact

The primary effect will be changes to some of the kubernetes-related rpms, but there will not be any effects to existing functionality or configuration. Any scripts or system provisioning tools such as Ansible should continue to function.

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)