#1148018 kdump-tools: please drop busybox-static alternative from dependencies

Package:
kdump-tools
Source:
kdump-tools
Description:
scripts and tools for automating kdump (Linux crash dumps)
Submitter:
Michael Tokarev
Date:
2026-09-16 09:13:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1148018#5
Date:
2026-09-16 08:35:44 UTC
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Currently, kdump-tools has this in the Depends: line:

 Depends: busybox-static | busybox, ...

However, busybox-static is a rather niche package (aimed at very special
system rescue or other special things), and it is curretly also used in
initramfs too, which means another copy of libc in there, which is not
good.  Preferring regular dynamic build of busybox here should be ok.

Now, busybox-static already has Provides: busybox, so when it's installed,
it will satisfy the "busybox" dependendy too, so busybox-static alternative
here is not needed.

However, we're currently changing busybox-static package (renaming the binary,
see #1147074) - this will make busybox-static incompatible with kdump-tools
expectations.

Please drop busybox-static alternative from the dependencies to allow us to
proceed.

Thank you!

/mjt