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Description of problem:
In case the integrated DNS service should be used for IdM, either by using the non-interactive '--setup-dns' option or by answering 'yes' to the interactive 'Do you want to configure integrated DNS (BIND)?' question, the check whether the 'ipa-server-dns' package is installed, only comes after a lot of other information have been evaluated ([server|dns|realm] name, DM and admin password). This is annoying in case of an interactive installation procedure where all those information have to be entered manually.

The ask here is to perform the check, whether the 'ipa-server-dns' package is installed or not, earlier in the installation routine.

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Upstream ticket:
https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/7577

*** Bug 1595732 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

We are closing this RFE, the functionality shoiuld be in RHEL-8. If there is the same bug in RHEL-8, please open new bug.

Fixed upstream
master:
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/8de73c1590de048eb6cfc3c56acfe737ca78b8a9

I'm also porting the fix to 4.8 branch for RHEL 8 but not to RHEL 7.