[arch-releng] Additional packages on Live/Install images?

[Gerhard Brauer]

Am Sonntag, den 02.08.2009, 13:51 +0200 schrieb Dieter Plaetinck:
> On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:47:21 +0200
> Gerhard Brauer <gerbra at archlinux.de> wrote:
> 
> > Am Sonntag, den 02.08.2009, 12:14 +0200 schrieb Gerhard Brauer:
> > > 
> > > I try to add ca-certificates and vpnc on a test build...
> > 
> > Ok, i added:
> > netcfg
> > rsync
> > dhclient
> > ca-certificates
> > vpnc
> > 
> > This increase image size by ~1MB, so it is acceptable IMHO.
> > 
> > Gerhard
> > 
> 
> So, what does dhclient do that dhcpcd can't?

dhcpcd (in the actual version 5.x) has some problems with crappy routers
resp. DHCP-Server on those (the popular FritzBox is often one of them).
In this case sometimes a dynamic IP could obtain via dhclient when
dhcpcd timed out...

> Dieter

Gerhard