linux-image-virtual depends on linux-firmware

Bug #922554 reported by Gioele Barabucci
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
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Bug Description

The `linux-image-virtual` package on Precise depends on the `linux-firmware` package. That package is almost or completely useless in virtualised guests and wastes about 46 MB of disk space per installation.

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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 922554

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
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Gioele Barabucci (gioele) wrote :

This is a packaging problem, I do not see how logs could be helpful here.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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