[Bug 235327] Re: ubuntu-desktop recommends linux-headers-generic
Ok, thanks for the notice, I confirm that the issue regarding the linux-headers-* packages is fixed. The only glitch now is that linux-image-* packages are not required by other packages. In my opinion the metapackage ubuntu-minimal should depend on the virtual package linux-image, ensuring that at least one of the linux-image-* packages is installed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235327 Title: ubuntu-desktop recommends linux-headers-generic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/235327/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 302615] [NEW] strange behavior of the module-assistant --prepare command
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: module-assistant On Ubuntu Intrepid, I use module-assistant to build and install the open-vm-source modules. I noticed a strange behavior of the module-assistant --prepare command. Starting from the point where no /usr/src/linux symlink is present in my system, the first time I issue the command sudo module-assistant prepare open-vm everything goes well, so that a /usr/src/linux symlink is created pointing to the correct linux headers folder and no error messages are issued. This is the output of the command: -- Getting source for kernel version: 2.6.27-7-generic Kernel headers available in /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic Creating symlink... apt-get install build-essential Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done build-essential is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Done! -- If I issue the command sudo module-assistant prepare open-vm a second time, so that the /usr/src/linux symlink is already present on my system, it seams that module-assistant doesn't recognize it. In fact it issues the following error message: -- Getting source for kernel version: 2.6.27-7-generic Kernel headers available in /usr/src/linux Creating symlink... Couldn't create the /usr/src/linux symlink! apt-get install build-essential Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done build-essential is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Done! -- The result is that module-assistant has renamed my old good /usr/src/linux symlink into linux-OLDVERSION.xx and I don't have a /usr/src/linux symlink on my system anymore. Now, of course if I issue again sudo module-assistant prepare open-vm I get no error messages and a new /usr/src/linux symlink, and everything repeats always this way indefinitely... ** Affects: module-assistant (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- strange behavior of the module-assistant --prepare command https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/302615 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 300839] Re: open-vm-source should recommend installation of packages needed for modules compilation
Sorry, it was my mistake. I had problems compiling the open-vm modules, so I tried many solutions and I also installed those -dev packages following this article: http://www.debianadmin.com/install-open-vm-tools-on-debian-40-etch.html I now understand that the only reason why I couldn't compile the modules is connected with bug #278711, while all those -dev packages are actually not needed to compile the modules. Applying the patch posted in bug #278711 solved my problems. You can close/delete this bug. -- open-vm-source should recommend installation of packages needed for modules compilation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300839 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 300839] [NEW] open-vm-source should recommend installation of packages needed for modules compilation
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: open-vm-source module-assistant cannot compile open-vm-source unless all the required development packages needed for compilation are installed. The full list of needed packages is reported in: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+source/open-vm-tools I think all these needed packages should be recommended by open-vm-source (in fact, the installation of open-vm-source without those packages is nearly useless). Since open-vm-source already depends on bzip2, debhelper, and dpatch, here is the list of packages which should be added in open-vm-source as recommended: * autotools-dev * libdumbnet-dev * libgtk2.0-dev * libicu-dev * libpam0g-dev * libproc-dev * liburiparser-dev * libx11-dev * libxinerama-dev * libxss-dev * libxtst-dev ** Affects: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- open-vm-source should recommend installation of packages needed for modules compilation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300839 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 235327] Re: ubuntu-desktop recommends linux-headers-generic
I thought of another possibility. In my opinion the cleaner solution would be that ubuntu-desktop doesn't recommend any linux-headers-*, while each linux-* kernel package itself recommends the appropriate linux-headers-* (so for instance linux-generic recommends linux-headers- generic and so on). In fact, I think the linux-headers should be recommandable even in a system without a desktop installed... -- ubuntu-desktop recommends linux-headers-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235327 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 235327] Re: ubuntu-desktop recommends linux-headers-generic
Yes, that would be a good solution IMHO. -- ubuntu-desktop recommends linux-headers-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235327 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 235327] [NEW] ubuntu-desktop recommends linux-headers-generic
Public bug reported: ubuntu-desktop should not recommend linux-headers-generic, since not everyone use that kernel. For instance, since I run ubuntu inside a vmware virtual machine, I use the linux-virtual kernel instead of the linux-generic kernel. So for me the linux-headers-generic package is useless, and should be substituted with the linux-headers-virtual package. I think ubuntu-desktop should recommend ONE among linux-headers-* packages (which could be for instance linux-headers-generic, linux-headers-virtual, linux-headers-server, linux-headers-xen and so on...) In other words, installing either of these packages should satisfy the ubuntu-desktop recommendation. ** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- ubuntu-desktop recommends linux-headers-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235327 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
