[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1960633] Re: Create linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage
Edited significantly in response to
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2022-February/128103.html
to better reflect the underlying problem and solution.
** Summary changed:
- Create linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage
+ Move VMWare drivers from linux-modules-extra to linux-modules
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Title:
Move VMWare drivers from linux-modules-extra to linux-modules
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Kernel: Ubuntu 5.13.0-28.31-generic 5.13.19
Distribution: Ubuntu 21.10 (impish)
I run an Ubuntu desktop as a VMWare virtual machine client.
The linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-generic package contains several
critical VMWare drivers (vmwgfx, vmw_vmci, vmw_vsock), so I need to
keep it installed and updated.
Since it is a virtual machine, there is no need to install packages
such as linux-firmware (761MB uncompressed). I would prefer to remove
linux-firmware to reduce disk space and bandwidth usage, but linux-
image-generic depends on it.
I would remove linux-image-generic and rely on linux-image-virtual,
but linux-image-virtual does not depend on linux-modules-
extra-${VERSION}-generic, and there is no linux-modules-extra-generic
metapackage. I would have to manually install linux-modules-
extra-${VERSION}-generic every time I update the kernel.
There are already linux-modules-extra-aws, linux-modules-extra-gcp and
linux-modules-extra-gke metapackages which fulfill the same purpose
for their respective linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-xxx packages. It
would be very helpful to me (and, I'm sure, many others) to complete
the set with a linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage that would
depend on the latest linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-generic.
Thank you for your consideration.
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USERPID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: ccherlin 1645 F pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-05 (405 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
IwConfig:
lono wireless extensions.
ens33 no wireless extensions.
docker0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Lsusb-t:
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 2: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/7p, 12M
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=screen-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.13.0-28-generic
root=UUID=24bdcc30-04b8-446e-93e6-b23683ad4034 ro find_preseed=/preseed.cfg
auto noprompt priority=critical locale=en_US quiet zswap.enabled=1
zswap.compressor=lz4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-28.31-generic 5.13.19
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-5.13.0-28-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-5.13.0-28-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.201.3
RfKill:
Tags: impish
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-28-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2021-10-18 (118 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 11/12/2020
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 0.0
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd11/12/2020:br4.6:efr0.0:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:sku:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1960633] Re: Create linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage
apport information
** Tags added: apport-collected impish
** Description changed:
Kernel: Ubuntu 5.13.0-28.31-generic 5.13.19
Distribution: Ubuntu 21.10 (impish)
I run an Ubuntu desktop as a VMWare virtual machine client.
The linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-generic package contains several
critical VMWare drivers (vmwgfx, vmw_vmci, vmw_vsock), so I need to keep
it installed and updated.
Since it is a virtual machine, there is no need to install packages such
as linux-firmware (761MB uncompressed). I would prefer to remove linux-
firmware to reduce disk space and bandwidth usage, but linux-image-
generic depends on it.
I would remove linux-image-generic and rely on linux-image-virtual, but
linux-image-virtual does not depend on linux-modules-
extra-${VERSION}-generic, and there is no linux-modules-extra-generic
metapackage. I would have to manually install linux-modules-
extra-${VERSION}-generic every time I update the kernel.
There are already linux-modules-extra-aws, linux-modules-extra-gcp and
linux-modules-extra-gke metapackages which fulfill the same purpose for
their respective linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-xxx packages. It would
be very helpful to me (and, I'm sure, many others) to complete the set
with a linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage that would depend on the
latest linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-generic.
Thank you for your consideration.
+ ---
+ ProblemType: Bug
+ ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
+ Architecture: amd64
+ AudioDevicesInUse:
+ USERPID ACCESS COMMAND
+ /dev/snd/controlC0: ccherlin 1645 F pulseaudio
+ CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
+ CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-05 (405 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
+ IwConfig:
+ lono wireless extensions.
+
+ ens33 no wireless extensions.
+
+ docker0 no wireless extensions.
+ Lsusb:
+ Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
+ Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
+ Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
+ Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
+ Lsusb-t:
+ /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
+ |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
+ |__ Port 2: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/7p, 12M
+ /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M
+ MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
+ Package: linux (not installed)
+ ProcEnviron:
+ TERM=screen-256color
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb
+ ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.13.0-28-generic
root=UUID=24bdcc30-04b8-446e-93e6-b23683ad4034 ro find_preseed=/preseed.cfg
auto noprompt priority=critical locale=en_US quiet zswap.enabled=1
zswap.compressor=lz4
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-28.31-generic 5.13.19
+ RelatedPackageVersions:
+ linux-restricted-modules-5.13.0-28-generic N/A
+ linux-backports-modules-5.13.0-28-generic N/A
+ linux-firmware 1.201.3
+ RfKill:
+
+ Tags: impish
+ Uname: Linux 5.13.0-28-generic x86_64
+ UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2021-10-18 (118 days ago)
+ UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
+ _MarkForUpload: True
+ dmi.bios.date: 11/12/2020
+ dmi.bios.release: 4.6
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
+ dmi.bios.version: 6.00
+ dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
+ dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
+ dmi.board.version: None
+ dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
+ dmi.chassis.type: 1
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
+ dmi.chassis.version: N/A
+ dmi.ec.firmware.release: 0.0
+ dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd11/12/2020:br4.6:efr0.0:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:sku:
+ dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
+ dmi.product.version: None
+ dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
** Attachment added: "AlsaInfo.txt"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1960633/+attachment/5560773/+files/AlsaInfo.txt
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Title:
Create linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Kernel: Ubuntu 5.13.0-28.31-generic 5.13.19
Distribution: Ubuntu 21.10 (impish)
I run an Ubuntu desktop as a VMWare virtual machine client.
The linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-generic package contains several
critical VMWare drivers (vmwgfx, vmw_vmci, vmw_vsock), so I need to
keep it installed and updated.
Since it is a virtual machine, there is no need to install packages
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1960633] Re: Create linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage
The Ubuntu kernel mailing list is a better place to discuss adding a new
package:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/
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Title:
Create linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Kernel: Ubuntu 5.13.0-28.31-generic 5.13.19
Distribution: Ubuntu 21.10 (impish)
I run an Ubuntu desktop as a VMWare virtual machine client.
The linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-generic package contains several
critical VMWare drivers (vmwgfx, vmw_vmci, vmw_vsock), so I need to
keep it installed and updated.
Since it is a virtual machine, there is no need to install packages
such as linux-firmware (761MB uncompressed). I would prefer to remove
linux-firmware to reduce disk space and bandwidth usage, but linux-
image-generic depends on it.
I would remove linux-image-generic and rely on linux-image-virtual,
but linux-image-virtual does not depend on linux-modules-
extra-${VERSION}-generic, and there is no linux-modules-extra-generic
metapackage. I would have to manually install linux-modules-
extra-${VERSION}-generic every time I update the kernel.
There are already linux-modules-extra-aws, linux-modules-extra-gcp and
linux-modules-extra-gke metapackages which fulfill the same purpose
for their respective linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-xxx packages. It
would be very helpful to me (and, I'm sure, many others) to complete
the set with a linux-modules-extra-generic metapackage that would
depend on the latest linux-modules-extra-${VERSION}-generic.
Thank you for your consideration.
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