Main Inclusion Report for network-console

Requirements

1. Availability: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/n/network-console, available for all supported architectures

2. Rationale:

   • Useful for installation on slow serial console hardware: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/sparc64-installer

3. Security:

   • No CVE entries.

   • No Secunia history.

   • Runs as root since it's part of the installer.

   • Configures and starts sshd, thereby opening port 22 in the installer; queues installation of openssh-server, thereby opening port 22 after installation.

   • Source code review:

4. Quality assurance:

   • Package works out of the box without configuration.
   • Asks for a password at debconf priority 'critical', and includes installer workflow at priority 'critical'.

   • No showstopper Debian bugs.

   • Good maintenance in Debian.

   • Native Debian package.
   • Does not deal with exotic hardware which we cannot support.

5. Standards compliance:

   • Not required to meet FHS or Debian Policy as it is part of the installer. Meets normal conventions for udebs.
   • Standard debhelper packaging; no patch system.

6. Dependencies:

   • openssh-server-udeb binary needs to be promoted; source already in main.

Reviewers

MartinPitt: approved