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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Won't Fix
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Title:
Description of " linux-image-extra" packages is incorrect
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Won't Fix
Bug description:
The description for the package "linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic
(3.5.0-17.28)" is "Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86
SMP".
The package in question does not contain a kernel image--it only
contains kernel modules. Thus the current description is incorrect and
misleading.
As described in http://askubuntu.com/questions/153023/what-is-the-
linux-image-extra-package-for-and-do-i-need-it#153033 and
http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/PATCH-0-2-linux-image-extra-support-
td365008.html this package (and equivalent -virtual packages) contains
"extra" modules not included with the main kernel image.
The package description should therefore be something like "extra
kernel modules not included the main kernel image package" or similar.
This avoids misleading people into thinking it will replace their
current kernel.
This description bug applies to all releases/versions.
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