Network setup scripts, especially for network backend use 'ip' tool, so
the iproute package should be installed for this to work.
QubesOS/qubes-issues#4411
It is needed by the startup scripts to create fs on fresh private image.
Otherwise /rw (and thus /home) isn't mounted and user applications fail
to start.
FixesQubesOS/qubes-issues#4671
qubes-core-agent depends on -qrexec, there is no need for the opposite
dependency. In fact one of the reasons for the package split was to
allow installing just -qrexec package.
Base qubes-core-agent package have common files used by various
subpackages. It is important to update them at the same time, otherwise
for example python stubs in /usr/bin/* (like qubes-firewall) will not
match actual python modules.
FixesQubesOS/qubes-issues#4499
Some applications complains if compiled version of dconf database is
missing ("dconf-WARNING **: unable to open file '/etc/dconf/db/local':
Failed to open file '/etc/dconf/db/local': open() failed: No such file
or directory; expect degraded performance").
There is only one entry in that database, but generate its binary
version anyway to avoid that warning message.
The dconf call is already included in package scripts, now only make
sure the utility is really installed.
QubesOS/qubes-issues#1951
The /etc/dconf/profile/user file in some distributions is part of dconf
package, in some not. There are even cases where it changes between
package versions (Fedora 27 don't have it, but Fedora 28 do).
Also, base Debian Stretch don't have it, but Kali Linux based on it do.
To avoid overly complex dependency handling, create the file dynamically
on package installation if it's missing in that particular case. The
file content is canonical:
user-db:user
system-db:local
FixesQubesOS/qubes-issues#3834
- BACKEND_VMM may not be available as env variable (mock build), provide
it explicitly
- 'user' group may not exists at package build time, set it at package
installation
