From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.78 [en] (Win98; U) Description of problem: The util-linux-2.11f-9 rpm is missing the cfdisk application which is part of the full util-linux package. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install util-linux-2.11f-9.(arch).rpm Actual Results: [root@summit root]# cfdisk bash: cfdisk: command not found [root@summit root]# Expected Results: Should have started the cfdisk application Additional info: Not sure why it was removed, but it should be placed back into the package because its used by alot of people.
read the changelog. cfdisk was removed in 2.11f-9.
* Sun Aug 26 2001 Elliot Lee <sopwith> 2.11f-9 - Don't include cfdisk, since it appears to be an even bigger pile of junk than fdisk? :) Yeah, and whats the real reason? 'pile of junk' isn't exactly very descriptive
cfdisk has some bugs open, and it is either waste time fixing them or tell people to use fdisk. I prefer to do the latter and put what time I have into making a single bug-freer fdisk tool, instead of wasting effort on a uselessly duplicative tool. If you find cfdisk useful, you are encouraged to rebuild the util-linux package to include it - that's what free software is all about! :)
*** Bug 54976 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Hmm. I'd rather trust the util-linux maintainer whether cfdisk is crap or not. Or if it somehow (misteriously) hinders the development of a better partitioning tool. The only thing this change here achieves imho is to irritate some longtime redhat users. Or provide some amusement for new redhat adopters. I think you should reconsider Thanks
*** Bug 55709 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
A bit late, but : Explanation why cfdisk is crap : http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28417#c7 ( bug 28417 comment 7 )