It is only needed if compatibility with clients using libvirt 6.9.0 is required, and can be uninstalled otherwise. Signed-off-by: Andrea Bolognani <abologna(a)redhat.com&gt; --- libvirt.spec.in | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in index 7bd74da2c9..0180b4200c 100644 --- a/libvirt.spec.in +++ b/libvirt.spec.in @@ -402,8 +402,12 @@ Summary: Server side daemon and supporting files for libvirt library # The client side, i.e. shared libs are in a subpackage Requires: %{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release} -# (client invokes 'nc' against the UNIX socket on the server) -Requires: /usr/bin/nc +# netcat is needed on the server side so that clients that have +# libvirt < 6.9.0 can connect, but newer versions will prefer +# virt-ssh-helper. Making this a Recommends means that it gets +# installed by default, but can still be removed if compatibility +# with old clients is not required +Recommends: /usr/bin/nc # for modprobe of pci devices Requires: module-init-tools -- 2.31.1