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diff --git a/metadata/news/2021-10-24-netifrc-dhcp-client/2021-10-24-netifrc-dhcp-client.en.txt b/metadata/news/2021-10-24-netifrc-dhcp-client/2021-10-24-netifrc-dhcp-client.en.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d97a45443d2b --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/news/2021-10-24-netifrc-dhcp-client/2021-10-24-netifrc-dhcp-client.en.txt @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Title: netifrc DHCP client +Author: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> +Posted: 2021-10-24 +Revision: 1 +News-Item-Format: 2.0 +Display-If-Installed: net-misc/netifrc +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/* + +The sys-apps/busybox package was recently removed from the system set. +Users of net-misc/netifrc may have unknowingly relied upon this package +to provide a DHCP client. + +If you are using netifrc and use DHCP for network connectivity, please +ensure you have a supported DHCP client installed/selected in the +Portage world file. + +Supported clients include: + +dhcpcd provided by net-misc/dhcpcd +dhclient provided by net-misc/dhcp +udhcpc provided by sys-apps/busybox |