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

The existing Kubernetes subpackages are outlined in the table below.

Current subpackages in the Kubernetes package

Name	Status	Notes
Kubernetes	Main Package	Empty. Requires the Client sub-package.
Client	Sub-package	Kubectl - Command line client.
Kubeadm	Sub-package	Kubeadm - Administrative client. Used to manage node access to 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.

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:

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)