[Bug 1629826] Re: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on the kernel headers

This bug was fixed in the package fwts - 16.09.00-0ubuntu3 --- fwts (16.09.00-0ubuntu3) yakkety; urgency=low [Colin Ian King] * debian/control: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on kernel headers (LP: #1629826) -- Andy Whitcroft Wed, 05 Oct 2016

[Bug 1629826] Re: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on the kernel headers

We should not need them. If we do it is more likely an issue with image creation and that not including the headers when it should. We did a long time ago have cases where the installer was purging the headers incorrectly though those should now be long fixed. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1629826] Re: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on the kernel headers

@ Colin, I recalled it seems we got the irrelevant headers installed, so we specified the header dependency. Removed all header dependencies seems a good solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1629826] Re: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on the kernel headers

@Ivan, any idea why we needed the explicit headers included anyhow, bug 1606480 introduced these, but I have no data to show what the root issue was. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1629826] Re: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on the kernel headers

@colin -- DKMS package should not depend on kernel headers of any kind. There is no way depending on them can: 1) be written so it triggers the right package to be installed for your kernel (it will always install linux-header-generic which is wrong if you are on an lts-backport), 2) guarentee

[Bug 1629826] Re: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on the kernel headers

Context: linux-headers-generic-lts-utopic fwts-efi-runtime-dkms universe amd64 i386 arm64 armhf ppc64el linux-headers-generic-lts-vivid fwts-efi-runtime-dkms universe amd64 i386 arm64 armhf ppc64el linux-headers-generic-lts-wily fwts-efi-runtime-dkms universe amd64 i386

[Bug 1629826] Re: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on the kernel headers

** Changed in: fwts (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Ivan Hu (ivan.hu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1629826 Title: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms should not depend on the kernel