Bug#522415: firmware-nonfree: please create a mother package for all firmware
Package: firmware-linux-nonfree Version: 20160824-1 Followup-For: Bug #522415 Dear Maintainer, FWIW I also think that having the meta packages bring in as many firmware packages as possible can be useful. I would put the dependency in the firmware-linux-nonfree package rather than in the top-level package, but it's fine either way. The fact that firmware-amd-graphics is installed automatically but other firmware packages are not is rather asymmetric. Thanks, Antonio -- System Information: Debian Release: stretch/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (900, 'unstable'), (500, 'unstable-debug') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.7.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=it_IT.utf8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages firmware-linux-nonfree depends on: ii firmware-amd-graphics 20160824-1 ii firmware-misc-nonfree 20160824-1 Versions of packages firmware-linux-nonfree recommends: ii amd64-microcode 3.20160316.1 ii intel-microcode 3.20160714.1 firmware-linux-nonfree suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- Antonio Ospite https://ao2.it https://twitter.com/ao2it A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
Bug#522415: firmware-nonfree: please create a mother package for all firmware
On Sat, 04 Apr 2009, Ben Hutchings wrote: > All firmware that comes from the upstream firmware/ directory will be > included in the firmware-linux package, not a driver/vendor-specific > package. This accounts for an increasing majority of the firmware. This prediction doesn't seem to have come true. Can we please have a top-level meta-package that depends on all the firmware packages that do not require any click-through agreement? Osamu sent a patch last year, it needs to be updated on the light of the recently added binary packages but it's relatively straightforward. Thank you! -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Support Debian LTS: http://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html Learn to master Debian: http://debian-handbook.info/get/
Bug#522415: firmware-nonfree: please create a mother package for all firmware
Hi Ben, On Sonntag, 5. April 2009, Ben Hutchings wrote: All firmware that comes from the upstream firmware/ directory will be included in the firmware-linux package, not a driver/vendor-specific package. This accounts for an increasing majority of the firmware. Thanks for the explaination. But still, a meta package recommending them all (majority!=all) sounds useful to me... regards, Holger signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#522415: firmware-nonfree: please create a mother package for all firmware
On Samstag, 4. April 2009, maximilian attems wrote: and here comes a fsf purist :P wanting better usability. as i told you this will be anyway the tendancy as all newer firmware will land in f-linux. eparse. hint: te bts aint sms, ya ca use pr0per inglish. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#522415: firmware-nonfree: please create a mother package for all firmware
Package: firmware-nonfree Severity: wishlist Hi, would it be possible to create an umbrella package which would depend on all firmware-* packages, so every new firmware package would be installed automatically ? Thanks, Xav -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-1-686 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#522415: firmware-nonfree: please create a mother package for all firmware
On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 04:49:49PM +0200, Xavier Bestel wrote: Package: firmware-nonfree Severity: wishlist Hi, would it be possible to create an umbrella package which would depend on all firmware-* packages, so every new firmware package would be installed automatically ? no this is not possible due to license differences. ipwX needs a click through, but there will be soon unification as bnx2 will land in firmware-linux and so on.. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#522415: firmware-nonfree: please create a mother package for all firmware
Hi, On Samstag, 4. April 2009, maximilian attems wrote: no this is not possible due to license differences. ipwX needs a click through, but there will be soon unification as bnx2 will land in firmware-linux and so on.. huh? you need to accept the ipwX licence anyway (else the package will be installed but not the firmware), so a depends would work. I'd prefer a all-firmwarez meta-package though, which _recommends_ all binary packages build from the firmware-nonfree source package :-) (recommends are installed per default in lenny.) regards, Holger signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#522415: firmware-nonfree: please create a mother package for all firmware
On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 01:00:27AM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: installed but not the firmware), so a depends would work. I'd prefer a all-firmwarez meta-package though, which _recommends_ all binary packages build from the firmware-nonfree source package :-) (recommends are installed per default in lenny.) and here comes a fsf purist :P wanting better usability. as i told you this will be anyway the tendancy as all newer firmware will land in f-linux. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
