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--- Begin Message ---Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers Version: 304.48-1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, the upgrade of the nvidia graphics drivers on wheezy (from version 302.17-3 to 304.48-1) tries to install more than 50 MB of new, unnecessary packages: # aptitude dist-upgrade The following NEW packages will be installed: dkms{a} [2.2.0.3-1.1] <+347 kB> linux-headers-3.2.0-3-686-pae{a} [3.2.23-1] <+9,137 kB> linux-headers-3.2.0-3-common{a} [3.2.23-1] <+17.9 MB> linux-headers-686-pae{a} [3.2+45] <+28.7 kB> linux-kbuild-3.2{a} [3.2.17-1] <+660 kB> nvidia-kernel-dkms{a} [304.48-1] <+27.4 MB> The following packages will be upgraded: libgl1-nvidia-alternatives [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <+6,144 B> libgl1-nvidia-glx [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <+313 kB> libglx-nvidia-alternatives [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <+6,144 B> libnvidia-ml1 [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <+135 kB> libxnvctrl0 [302.17-2 -> 304.48-1] <+1,024 B> nvidia-alternative [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <+7,168 B> nvidia-glx [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <+26.6 kB> nvidia-settings [302.17-2 -> 304.48-1] <+1,024 B> nvidia-smi [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <+27.6 kB> nvidia-vdpau-driver [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <+67.6 kB> xserver-xorg-video-nvidia [302.17-3 -> 304.48-1] <-195 kB> 11 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/22.3 MB of archives. After unpacking 55.8 MB will be used. Same with apt-get: # apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: dkms (2.2.0.3-1.1) linux-headers-3.2.0-3-686-pae (3.2.23-1) linux-headers-3.2.0-3-common (3.2.23-1) linux-headers-686-pae (3.2+45) linux-kbuild-3.2 (3.2.17-1) nvidia-kernel-dkms (304.48-1) The following packages have been kept back: hpodder (1.1.5.0+nmu2 => 1.1.5.0+nmu3) The following packages will be upgraded: libgl1-nvidia-alternatives (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) libgl1-nvidia-glx (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) libglx-nvidia-alternatives (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) libnvidia-ml1 (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) libxnvctrl0 (302.17-2 => 304.48-1) nvidia-alternative (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) nvidia-glx (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) nvidia-settings (302.17-2 => 304.48-1) nvidia-smi (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) nvidia-vdpau-driver (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) xserver-xorg-video-nvidia (302.17-3 => 304.48-1) 11 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/22.3 MB of archives. After this operation, 55.8 MB of additional disk space will be used. I guess the problem is that the new nvidia-kernel-amd64 package has not been migrated to wheezy yet: # apt-cache policy nvidia-kernel-amd64 nvidia-kernel-amd64: Installed: 302.17+2 Candidate: 302.17+2 Version table: 304.48+1 0 650 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ sid/non-free i386 Packages *** 302.17+2 0 750 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy/non-free i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Please make sure that the nvidia graphics driver packages always get migrated together, not separately. Regards, Uwe -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (750, 'testing'), (650, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
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--- Begin Message ---On 2012-09-25 17:20, Uwe Storbeck wrote: > the upgrade of the nvidia graphics drivers on wheezy (from version > 302.17-3 to 304.48-1) tries to install more than 50 MB of new, > unnecessary packages: A few days later, nvidia-graphics-modules has migrated, too. Synchronizing this better is beyond our control. Andreas
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