Bug 1459627

Summary: tmux should be added as runtime dep to Anaconda
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Rafael Fonseca <rdossant>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 27CC: anaconda-maint-list, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, mkolman, psabata, vanmeeuwen+fedora, vponcova
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Description Rafael Fonseca 2017-06-07 15:43:57 UTC
Description of problem: It seems Anaconda is not expected to work without tmux. Therefore I think it makes sense to add a 'Require: tmux' to the spec file.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 27.11-1


How reproducible: always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. remove tmux from lorax template
2. generate boot.img and try to do an installation
3. the installation will fail mid-way through

Actual results: Anaconda fails without tmux but tmux is not a runtime requirement.


Expected results: Anaconda requires tmux.


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Comment 1 Martin Kolman 2017-06-07 16:21:28 UTC
Anaconda can be also installed as an application & used to install into a local folder or into an image. This can be for example used to generate containers.

In such case Tmux is not needed, so having it as a "hard" runtime dependency seems superfluous. Having tmux in the template IMHO makes sense (as it actually needed in the installation environment, unlike when Anaconda is installed as an application).

Comment 2 Petr Ĺ abata 2017-06-07 16:52:20 UTC
The thing is this breaks installations with custom templates that don't explicitly install tmux as it doesn't appear to be necessary until it's quite late.  It's just yet another thing one needs to keep in mind & alter their templates as anaconda's requirements evolve over time.

If parts of anaconda depend on it, it should be a runtime dependency of a package that provides those.  Perhaps this could be a subpackage that wouldn't need to be installed in scenarios you are describing.

Comment 3 Jan Kurik 2017-08-15 09:17:13 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 27 development cycle.
Changing version to '27'.

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