make an virtual package for updating to latest video drivers available

Bug #1564585 reported by Jaime Pérez
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apt (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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mesa-lts-utopic (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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mesa-lts-vivid (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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mesa-lts-wily (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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xorg-lts-utopic (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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xorg-lts-vivid (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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xorg-lts-wily (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

I would like to be able to install, for example, wily video drivers/kernel/mesa easily. For example, I install a package called "mesa-lts-wily" or better "wily-video-drivers" and it selects all needed packages to make the transition, instead having to select them individually. Another one such as "vivid-enablement-package" that installs vivid kernel, vivid mesa, vivid xorg, etc.

Jaime Pérez (jaime-91)
affects: mesa (Ubuntu) → apt (Ubuntu)
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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :

Oh! And that would be great if packages "affected" would resolve dependancies correctly and don't break the system.

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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :

It's easy as making a package who installs all .*-wily-lts packages.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

I think installing the packages xserver-xorg-lts-wily and linux-generic-lts-wily will do exactly what you want.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in xorg-lts-wily (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

yes, we already have that in xserver-xorg-lts-foo

Changed in xorg-lts-wily (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
Changed in xorg-lts-vivid (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in xorg-lts-utopic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)
Changed in mesa-lts-wily (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in mesa-lts-utopic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in mesa-lts-vivid (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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