Would turning the hard dependency into a somewhat softer recommendation be a possible solution?
Do zfsutils require the module to be actually installed, or would rw access to /dev/zfs suffice? Regards, Hajo Möller Richard Laager <rlaa...@wiktel.com> schrieb am Mi., 31. Juli 2019, 00:50: > I closed this as requested, but I'm actually going to reopen it to see > what people think about the following... > > Is there a "default" kernel in Ubuntu? I think there is, probably linux- > generic. > > So perhaps this dependency should be changed: > OLD: zfs-modules | zfs-dkms > NEW: linux-generic | zfs-modules | zfs-dkms > > That way, if you have something satisfying the zfs-modules dependency, > it is fine. If you don't, it will install the default kernel. > > On the other hand, if you don't already have the default kernel, you're > clearly in some sort of special case, so I'm not sure what sane thing > can be done. So that might argue against this. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to zfs- > linux in Ubuntu. > Matching subscriptions: zfs-linux > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838276 > > Title: > zfs-module depedency selects random kernel package to install > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zfs-linux/+bug/1838276/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838276 Title: zfs-module depedency selects random kernel package to install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zfs-linux/+bug/1838276/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
