flatcar · Alivestars04 · Jul 29, 2026
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ net-libs/nghttp2
 net-libs/ngtcp2
 net-libs/rpcsvc-proto
 
-net-misc/bridge-utils
 net-misc/chrony
 net-misc/curl
 net-misc/ethertypes

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Removed the `net-misc/bridge-utils` package. It is deprecated upstream in favor of the `bridge` utility from iproute2, which Flatcar ships through `sys-apps/iproute2`. Use `ip link add ... type bridge` instead of `brctl addbr ...`.
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	net-firewall/nftables
 	net-fs/nfs-utils
 	net-fs/cifs-utils
-	net-misc/bridge-utils
 	net-misc/curl
 	net-misc/iputils
 	net-misc/ntp
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		- Removed the `net-misc/bridge-utils` package. It is deprecated upstream in favor of the `bridge` utility from iproute2, which Flatcar ships through `sys-apps/iproute2`. Use `ip link add ... type bridge` instead of `brctl addbr ...`.