Question about ifconfig

Fulgurance · Veteran Joined: 15 Feb 2017 Posts: 1200

Hello, I just wanted to ask a question. I know now normally ifconfig is obsolete and normally we need now to use the ip command.
Is it secure to remove it from Gentoo ? Because this ebuild actually (from net-tools) is by default in the system group.

Can I remove net-tools without any issue after ?
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fedeliallalinea · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:13 pm Post subject:

Look bug #645024.
I'm not sure but I think you should remove it if you have some package equivalent (like sys-apps/iproute2).
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mike155 · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:58 pm Post subject:

Why do you want to remove net-tools?

Tools like ifconfig, netstat, arp, etc. are de-facto UNIX standards. Everyone uses them (Solaris, FreeBSD, etc). A small group of Linux developers decided to replace them with their own tools. But there's no need to follow them.

You'll lose compatibility if you remove net-tools. And people like me, who still use those net-tools, won't be able to help you if you ask questions.