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DescriptionJan Pazdziora (Red Hat)
2021-04-09 14:26:51 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 dnf package Recommends /usr/bin/sqlite3 if bash-completion and python3-dbus if NetworkManager.
If those packages are needed by dnf for correct operation when bash-completion and/or NetworkManager are also installed, Requires should be used.
If /usr/bin/sqlite3 and python3-dbus are essential in minimal host installations, they should be listed in the @core group in the comps file, not pulled in as a weak side-effect of having dnf in @core.
If they are listed primarily for convenience, Suggests might be better option. Or just drop the weak dependency completely.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
dnf-4.6.0-1.el9.noarch
How reproducible:
Deterministic.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. dnf remove -y /usr/bin/sqlite3 python3-dbus
2. dnf reinstall -y dnf
Actual results:
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Reinstalling:
dnf noarch 4.6.0-1.el9 beaker-BaseOS 448 k
Installing weak dependencies:
python3-dbus x86_64 1.2.16-4.el9 beaker-BaseOS 134 k
Expected results:
Only dnf reinstalled.
Additional info:
Comment 2Pavla Kratochvilova
2021-11-29 09:20:51 UTC
The /usr/bin/sqlite3 Recommends was originally introduced based on bug 1479330 for correct functioning of bash-completion. But now bash-completion seems to work even without it, so we can remove the dependency.
The python3-dbus Recommends was introduced based on bug 1415711 to decide if we are on metered connection and if so, not download repodata. When python3-dbus is missing, dnf fallbacks to downloading the repodata in any case. So, this dependency is not required, but should be installed by default, therefore, I propose to keep the Recommends dependency in this case.
Comment 3Pavla Kratochvilova
2021-12-15 12:14:10 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (new packages: dnf), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2022:3957