I closed this as requested, but I'm actually going to reopen it to see what people think about the following...
Is there a "default" kernel in Ubuntu? I think there is, probably linux- generic. So perhaps this dependency should be changed: OLD: zfs-modules | zfs-dkms NEW: linux-generic | zfs-modules | zfs-dkms That way, if you have something satisfying the zfs-modules dependency, it is fine. If you don't, it will install the default kernel. On the other hand, if you don't already have the default kernel, you're clearly in some sort of special case, so I'm not sure what sane thing can be done. So that might argue against this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to zfs-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838276 Title: zfs-module depedency selects random kernel package to install Status in zfs-linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: In MAAS (ephemeral environment) or LXD where no kernel package is currently installed; installing the zfsutils-linux package will pull in a kernel package from the zfs-modules dependency. 1) # lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Eoan Ermine (development branch) Release: 19.10 2) n/a 3) zfsutils-linux installed without pulling in a random kernel 4) # apt install --dry-run zfsutils-linux Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: grub-common grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2-common libzfs2linux libzpool2linux linux-image-unsigned-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 linux-modules-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 os-prober zfs-zed Suggested packages: multiboot-doc grub-emu xorriso desktop-base fdutils linux-oem-osp1-tools linux-headers-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 nfs-kernel-server samba-common-bin zfs-initramfs | zfs-dracut The following NEW packages will be installed: grub-common grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2-common libzfs2linux libzpool2linux linux-image-unsigned-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 linux-modules-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 os-prober zfs-zed zfsutils-linux 0 upgraded, 12 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Inst grub-common (2.04-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst grub2-common (2.04-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst grub-pc-bin (2.04-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst grub-pc (2.04-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) [] Inst grub-gfxpayload-lists (0.7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst linux-modules-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 (5.0.0-1010.11 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst linux-image-unsigned-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 (5.0.0-1010.11 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst os-prober (1.74ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst libzfs2linux (0.8.1-1ubuntu7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst libzpool2linux (0.8.1-1ubuntu7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst zfsutils-linux (0.8.1-1ubuntu7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Inst zfs-zed (0.8.1-1ubuntu7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf grub-common (2.04-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf grub2-common (2.04-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf grub-pc-bin (2.04-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf grub-pc (2.04-1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf grub-gfxpayload-lists (0.7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf linux-modules-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 (5.0.0-1010.11 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf linux-image-unsigned-5.0.0-1010-oem-osp1 (5.0.0-1010.11 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf os-prober (1.74ubuntu2 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf libzfs2linux (0.8.1-1ubuntu7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf libzpool2linux (0.8.1-1ubuntu7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf zfsutils-linux (0.8.1-1ubuntu7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) Conf zfs-zed (0.8.1-1ubuntu7 Ubuntu:19.10/eoan [amd64]) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zfs-linux/+bug/1838276/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
