linux-image-2.6.32-16-generic depends on linux-tools which is not in main

[Joel Ebel]

linux-image-2.6.32-16-generic fails to install during a network install because it depends on linux-tools, which is not in main. Universe is not available during install time. In addition, having a package in main depend on a package in universe is a bad idea. linux-tools needs to either be moved to main, or the dependency needs to be removed.

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

We either should promote linux-tools or move the dependancy over to a Depends:. The binary package is currently tiny, and architecture all, so probabally not a huge problem to be in main:

    -rw-r--r-- 1 apw apw 48584 2010-03-04 13:01 linux-tools_2.6.32-16.23_all.deb

Pulling it out to universe would leave binaries in main with their manuals in universe. Not sure if thats valid under the current Policy.

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

Talking to archive admins it seems that making this dependancy a Depends: requires this package to be on the CD which is not required. The compromise seems to be to make the dependancy a Suggest: on the package, move the package to main, and to explicitly seed the package for developers.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.32-16.25

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linux (2.6.32-16.25) lucid; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * linux-tools -- move to Suggests: with explicit seeding
    - LP: #534635

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * [Config] CONFIG_HID=m

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * (pre-stable) sched: Fix SMT scheduler regression in
    find_busiest_queue()
  * KVM: introduce kvm_vcpu_on_spin
  * KVM: VMX: Add support for Pause-Loop Exiting
 -- Andy Whitcroft <email address hidden> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:13:51 +0000