[Bug 1958518] Re: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package
Are you kidding download 500 Mb if someone changed one line in some config ? I reverted to debian because of this. You are mad. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1958518 Title: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1958518/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1958518] Re: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package
The linux-firmware package in jammy grew considerably and is now almost 1GB in size. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1958518 Title: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1958518/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1958518] Re: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package
Juerg, thank you for picking this up and my apologies for the late response. You are of course right that there is no scientific answer or approach to this question. I'd simply look at the biggest directories with ncdu and make a decision if I thought that hardware was common when going down the list from top towards the bottom (first few entries only, of course). Let's be clear that this is not about stopping to support anything, upsetting anybody or break things or make things harder for people. Anybody who has the default of installing recommends by default will not be affected by this at all. It is about choice, for people in a scenario with limited ressources who'd like to trim some fat. Those people would need to make a conscious choice to remove the unnecessary (for them) packages. I certainly won't need support for netronome on any of my machines and would not install the package that contains it if it were optional. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1958518 Title: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1958518/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1958518] Re: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package
Why is the size problematic? And how do you define less common HW? Where do you draw the line? Some HW might not be common for you but is for others. I'm sympathetic to the request but it's not trivial to find the right balance without upsetting/breaking existing users. ** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Jammy) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Jammy) Assignee: (unassigned) => Juerg Haefliger (juergh) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1958518 Title: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1958518/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1958518] Re: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package
** Tags added: kern-2009 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1958518 Title: split some large, lesser-used firmware files into -extra package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1958518/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
