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Removing network-scripts package

This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux.
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Summary

We are planning to remove the network-scripts package from Fedora 41. By removing the package, we are also removing support for legacy network scripts that have been deprecated since 2018.

Owner

Name: Jan Macku
Email: jamacku@redhat.com
Name: Lukáš Nykrýn
Email: lnykryn@redhat.com

Current status

Targeted release: Fedora Linux 41
Last updated: 2024-04-16
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Detailed Description

We plan to remove the network-scripts package from Fedora 41. It provides legacy ifup/ifdown scripts as well as network.service.

The network-scripts were deprecated in 2018, and since then, upstream has provided only limited support.

The main reason for removing network-scripts is that ISC dhcp has not been maintained upstream since the end of 2022. There is plan to remove it upcoming Fedora release. Network scripts heavily depend on the DHCP client, and since Network Scripts are no longer developed, there is no chance of updating them to use an alternative client.

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 == Summary ==
-We are planning to remove the network-scripts package from Fedora 41. By removing the package, we are also removing support for legacy network scripts that have been deprecated since 2018.
+We are planning to remove the <code>network-scripts</code> package from Fedora 41. By removing the package, we are also removing support for legacy network scripts that have been deprecated since 2018.
 == Owner ==
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 * Name: [[User:jamacku| Jan Macku]]
 * Email: jamacku@redhat.com
+* Name: [[User:lnykryn| Lukáš Nykrýn]]
+* Email: lnykryn@redhat.com
 == Current status ==
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 == Detailed Description ==
-<!-- Expand on the summary, if appropriate.  A couple sentences suffices to explain the goal, but the more details you can provide the better. -->
+We plan to remove the <code>network-scripts</code> package from Fedora 41. It provides legacy <code>ifup</code>/<code>ifdown</code> scripts as well as <code>network.service</code>.
+The <code>network-scripts</code> were '''deprecated in 2018''', and since then, upstream has provided only limited support.
+The main reason for removing <code>network-scripts</code> is that ISC dhcp has not been maintained upstream since the end of 2022. There is [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/dhclient_deprecation plan to remove it upcoming Fedora release]. Network scripts heavily depend on the DHCP client, and since Network Scripts are no longer developed, there is no chance of updating them to use an alternative client.
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