There isn’t a great deal of difference between the two; 127/8
(eg: 127.0.0.0
=> 127.255.255.255
) are all bound to the loopback interface.
The reason why is documented in the Debian manual in Ch. 5 Network Setup – 5.1.1. The hostname resolution.
Ultimately, it is a bug workaround; the original report is 316099.
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