Why removing packages?

[potemkin_ai]

I hope that marking the package on hold would work fine, i.e.:

apt install resolvconf
apt-mark hold resolvconf		

[joseph]

@potemkin_ai resolvconf is not needed anymore and is uninstalled by the update. Installing it causes confusion with dns resolution . With Cloudron 8, systemd-resolved (the ubuntu default) is used for DNS resolution . So, it should remain uninstalled. Are you having any problems with DNS resolution ? You can check the output of resolvectl to see if nameservers are being assigned correctly .

[potemkin_ai]

I need it for wireguard. Re-installed it back and it seems to be holding up so far. What kind of issues would you expect, if you are not using it?

[joseph]

@potemkin_ai resolvconf was only previously needed because we replaced the system DNS resolution with unbound. As for issues, the usual disclaimer about installing additional packages having unintended side effects on future versions of Cloudron applies.

[potemkin_ai]

@joseph well, right. I understand necessity to keep focus for the product.
But that limits the application of Cloudron quite significantly.

Am I right in understanding that I can not rely on any software - part of Cloudron setup, even on OS level?

[joseph]

@potemkin_ai yes, there is no guarantee that software that is pre-installed with Cloudron today will be available in the next release.

[potemkin_ai]

@joseph Ok. Minor releases and major releases - all the same? Or may I not worry inside major release - which is 8 now?

[joseph]

@potemkin_ai currently, we have no policy on this. but yes, patch releases won't remove ubuntu packages unless a security fix demands it.

[potemkin_ai]

Thank you, that is something.

[potemkin_ai]

For the future generations: better do ln -s /usr/bin/resolvectl /usr/local/bin/resolvconf to avoid messing with system's and cloudron settings

Or use netplan's WireGuard capabilities.