Bug 188681 - Busybox should be installed by default, and needs a hardlink as msh
Summary: Busybox should be installed by default, and needs a hardlink as msh
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: busybox
Version: 5
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Jeremy Katz
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Reported: 2006-04-12 02:59 UTC by Pat Gunn
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-09-25 20:57:00 UTC
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Description Pat Gunn 2006-04-12 02:59:55 UTC 
Description of problem:
Busybox should be installed by default, and should have a hardlink to its binary
available *as* the shell form, to allow for system recovery if critical system
libraries are broken (e.g. libc). 

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Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2006-09-25 20:57:00 UTC 
We provide a rescue mode for system rescue -- unfortunately, a statically linked
shell generally isn't enough given the current complexity of the system
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