On Tue, 2019-07-02 at 16:40:14 +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > [Guillem Jover] > > The closest thing I'm aware of is isenkram, but re-checking it now, it > > looks it's now tailored for hot-plugged hardware? Its README contains > > interesting information on alternatives and similar solutions. CCed > > Petter for further input. > > Not quite sure why you believe it is tailored for hot-plugged hardware. > What should be updated to avoid such impression? It can definitely > handle any package with hardware mapping in AppStream.
I've to confess, I just skimmed over it, but precisely the few first things I checked, were what might have mislead me: ,--- $ apt show isenkram … Description: Suggest packages to install when inserting new hardware (GUI popup) Try to figure out which packages to suggest for use with a freshly inserted hardware device. `--- .--- README --- The Isenkram project ==================== This is a simple system to propose to the logged in user any Debian packages that would be useful to support a given given piece of inserted hardware. … `--- ,--- NOTES --- Make it easier to get pluggable hardware working in Debian ========================================================== … `--- Thanks, Guillem