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DescriptionJan Pazdziora (Red Hat)
2021-04-09 13:54:49 UTC
Description of problem:
RHEL 9 Content Structure and Guidelines state that weak dependencies in BaseOS are allowed, but discouraged.
By using the Recommends weak dependencies especially for packages in @core group (Minimal host installation) or their direct dependencies, the recommended package gets pulled into the installed package set depending on the current configuration of the dnf transaction.
The openssh package Recommends p11-kit.
If that package is needed by openssh for correct operation, Requires should be used.
If p11-kit is essential in minimal host installations, it should be listed in the @core group in the comps file, not pulled in as a weak side-effect of having openssh in @core dependencies.
If it is listed primarily for convenience, Suggests might be better option. Or just drop the weak dependency completely.
Note that p11-kit gets installed on minimal host installation due to being (at least) dependency for systemd.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
openssh-8.5p1-2.el9.x86_64
How reproducible:
Deterministic.
Steps to Reproduce:
1.rpm -q --recommends openssh
Actual results:
p11-kit
Expected results:
No output.
Additional info: