linux-tools-common missing dependency on linux-tools-3.0.0-11

Bug #784386 reported by Brian Murray
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

bdmurray@blacklightning:~$ perf
The program 'perf' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install linux-tools-common
bdmurray@blacklightning:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-tools-common
[sudo] password for bdmurray:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libsbsms1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-tools-common
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 30 not upgraded.
Need to get 46.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 209 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main linux-tools-common all 2.6.38-8.42 [46.8 kB]
Fetched 46.8 kB in 1s (41.1 kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package linux-tools-common.
(Reading database ... 383660 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-tools-common (from .../linux-tools-common_2.6.38-8.42_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up linux-tools-common (2.6.38-8.42) ...
bdmurray@blacklightning:~$ sudo perf
perf_2.6.38-8 not found
You may need to install linux-tools-2.6.38-8

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Brad Figg (brad-figg) wrote : Missing required logs.

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 784386

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : Re: linux-tools-common missing dependency on linux-tools-2.6.38-8

Due to the nature of this bug, a packaging issue, it isn't necessary to run apport-collect.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Oh and this is still true for linux-tools-common in Oneiric.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
summary: - linux-tools-common missing dependency on linux-tools-2.6.38-8
+ linux-tools-common missing dependency on linux-tools-3.0.0-11
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew) wrote :

Closing this bug with Won't fix as this kernel / release is no longer supported.
Please feel free to open a new bug report if you're still experiencing this on a newer release (Bionic 18.04.3 / Disco 19.04)
Thanks!

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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