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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
exclude_from_weak_autodetect enables autodetection of unmet weak dependencies ( | We would like to change a default behavior dnf/PackageKit/microdnf to install only newly recommended packages on upgrades. Internally we will change `exclude_from_weak_autodetect` configuration option to `True`. exclude_from_weak_autodetect enables autodetection of unmet weak dependencies (Recommends or Supplements) of installed packages and blocks installation of packages satisfying already unmet dependencies. In other words: When you don't have the recommended package installed, it won't be automatically installed with future upgrades of the recommending package. | ||
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== Current status == | == Current status == | ||
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* FESCo issue: | * FESCo issue: [https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/2667 #2667] | ||
* Tracker bug: | * Tracker bug: [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2013327 #2013327] | ||
* Release notes tracker: | * Release notes tracker: [https://pagure.io/fedora-docs/release-notes/issue/743 #743] | ||
== Detailed Description == | == Detailed Description == | ||
The feature is designed to prevent an install of removed weak dependencies from the system by users and to not install weak dependencies missing after system deployment. It will change the | The feature is designed to prevent an install of removed weak dependencies from the system by users and to not install weak dependencies missing after system deployment. It will change the behavior of DNF, microdnf, and PackageKit. The feature will be backported to all Fedoras (34+), but in default, the feature (autodetection) will be off (`exclude_from_weak_autodetect=false`). The request is to enable autodetection in Fedora 36+ (`exclude_from_weak_autodetect=true`). | ||
Additional information: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1699672 | Additional information: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1699672 | ||
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== Feedback == | == Feedback == | ||
The feature was requested by Miro | The feature was requested by [[User:Churchyard|Miro Hrončok]] and supported by many others: See [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1699672 rhbz#1699672] for more feedback. | ||
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== Benefit to Fedora == | == Benefit to Fedora == | ||
After installation of a fresh system the first upgrade will not install a lot of weak dependencies. Some of them were excluded from kick-start installation set for | After the installation of a fresh system, the first upgrade will not install a lot of weak dependencies. Some of them were excluded from the kick-start installation set for good reasons (security, image size, minimal functional set, ...), but after the first update, all weak dependencies are installed, therefore some features of deployment simply disappear. | ||
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** The feature is ready in Pull Request - https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf/pull/1279 | ** The feature is ready in Pull Request - https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf/pull/1279 | ||
** PRs only wait for a release of libsolv | ** PRs only wait for a release of libsolv | ||
** The Feature will be enabled in upstream as default, therefore from Fedora 36 we start to release libdnf without a revert patch of default in comparison to upstream. | ** The Feature will be enabled in upstream as default, therefore from Fedora 36, we start to release libdnf without a revert patch of default in comparison to upstream. | ||
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* Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/ | * Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/10312 #10312] <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES --> | ||
No coordination required. | No coordination required. | ||
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* Policies and guidelines: | * Policies and guidelines: A packaging guideline should be added that discourages or forbids weak dependencies on fully versioned (sub)packages (see [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1699672#c44 the details]). | ||
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== Upgrade/compatibility impact == | == Upgrade/compatibility impact == | ||
No manual changes will be required. After libdnf update | No manual changes will be required. After the libdnf update, this feature will be on by default. | ||
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== How To Test == | == How To Test == | ||
1. Install package without satisfied weak dependencies | 1. Install package without satisfied weak dependencies | ||
2. Upgrade the upgrade. With exclude_from_weak_autodetect=true, it will not install weak dependencies of already installed packages. With exclude_from_weak_autodetect=false, weak dependencies will be installed | 2. Upgrade the upgrade. With exclude_from_weak_autodetect=true, it will not install weak dependencies of already installed packages. With exclude_from_weak_autodetect=false, weak dependencies will be installed during upgrades. | ||
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== User Experience == | == User Experience == | ||
The change in default will help to keep some values for particular deployments (minimal system will be still minimal without disabling weak dependencies). | The change in default will help to keep some values for particular deployments (a minimal system will be still minimal without disabling weak dependencies). | ||
Users will be able to remove particular weak dependencies and they will be not installed on the first upgrade. | Users will be able to remove particular weak dependencies and they will be not installed on the first upgrade. | ||
In case when feature will not work according to the user expectation it can be switched off in the dnf configuration file. | In case when the feature will not work according to the user expectation it can be switched off in the dnf configuration file. | ||
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== Dependencies == | == Dependencies == | ||
libsolv - | Requires libsolv-0.7.20 | ||
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== Contingency Plan == | == Contingency Plan == | ||
There are no external dependencies, therefore we can easily | There are no external dependencies, therefore we can easily postpone the feature and the change of default behavior. | ||
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== Documentation == | == Documentation == | ||
The feature will be documented in dnf man pages. | The feature will be documented in dnf man pages. | ||
It would be also nice from community to document the feature in https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/WeakDependencies/ . | |||
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== Release Notes == | == Release Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:25, 12 October 2021
Install only newly recommended packages on upgrades with dnf/PackageKit/microdnf
Summary
We would like to change a default behavior dnf/PackageKit/microdnf to install only newly recommended packages on upgrades. Internally we will change exclude_from_weak_autodetect configuration option to True. exclude_from_weak_autodetect enables autodetection of unmet weak dependencies (Recommends or Supplements) of installed packages and blocks installation of packages satisfying already unmet dependencies. In other words: When you don't have the recommended package installed, it won't be automatically installed with future upgrades of the recommending package.
Owner
- Name: Jaroslav Mracek
- Email: jmracek@redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 36
- Last updated: 2021-10-12
- FESCo issue: #2667
- Tracker bug: #2013327
- Release notes tracker: #743
Detailed Description
The feature is designed to prevent an install of removed weak dependencies from the system by users and to not install weak dependencies missing after system deployment. It will change the behavior of DNF, microdnf, and PackageKit. The feature will be backported to all Fedoras (34+), but in default, the feature (autodetection) will be off (exclude_from_weak_autodetect=false). The request is to enable autodetection in Fedora 36+ (exclude_from_weak_autodetect=true).
Additional information: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1699672
The default value for exclude_from_weak_autodetect configuration can be overridden in /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
Feedback
The feature was requested by Miro Hrončok and supported by many others: See rhbz#1699672 for more feedback.
Benefit to Fedora
After the installation of a fresh system, the first upgrade will not install a lot of weak dependencies. Some of them were excluded from the kick-start installation set for good reasons (security, image size, minimal functional set, ...), but after the first update, all weak dependencies are installed, therefore some features of deployment simply disappear.
Scope
- Proposal owners:
- The feature is ready in Pull Request - https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf/pull/1279
- PRs only wait for a release of libsolv
- The Feature will be enabled in upstream as default, therefore from Fedora 36, we start to release libdnf without a revert patch of default in comparison to upstream.
- Other developers:
The change requires a new release of libsolv.
- Release engineering: #10312
No coordination required.
- Policies and guidelines: A packaging guideline should be added that discourages or forbids weak dependencies on fully versioned (sub)packages (see the details).
- Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
- Alignment with Objectives:
Upgrade/compatibility impact
No manual changes will be required. After the libdnf update, this feature will be on by default.
How To Test
1. Install package without satisfied weak dependencies 2. Upgrade the upgrade. With exclude_from_weak_autodetect=true, it will not install weak dependencies of already installed packages. With exclude_from_weak_autodetect=false, weak dependencies will be installed during upgrades.
User Experience
The change in default will help to keep some values for particular deployments (a minimal system will be still minimal without disabling weak dependencies). Users will be able to remove particular weak dependencies and they will be not installed on the first upgrade. In case when the feature will not work according to the user expectation it can be switched off in the dnf configuration file.
Dependencies
Requires libsolv-0.7.20
Contingency Plan
There are no external dependencies, therefore we can easily postpone the feature and the change of default behavior.
- Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Contingency deadline: beta freeze
- Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
Documentation
The feature will be documented in dnf man pages.
It would be also nice from community to document the feature in https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/WeakDependencies/ .