It looks like this package was previously merged from Debian:
virtualbox-ose (3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low
* Merge from debian unstable (LP: #444812), remaining changes: - Enable DKMS support on virtualbox host and guest modules (LP: #267097) - Drop virtualbox-ose{-guest,}-modules-* package templates - Recommend *-source instead of *-modules packages - Replace error messages related to missing/mismatched kernel module accordingly - Autoload kernel module - LOAD_VBOXDRV_MODULE=1 in virtualbox-ose.default - Disable update action - patches/u01-disable-update-action.dpatch - Virtualbox should go in Accessories, not in System tools (LP: #288590) - virtualbox-ose-qt.files/virtualbox-ose.desktop - Add apport hook - virtualbox-ose.files/source_virtualbox-ose.py - virtualbox-ose.install - Add launchpad integration - control - lpi-bug.xpm - patches/u02-lp-integration.dpatch * Try to remove existing dkms modules before adding the new modules (LP: #434503) - debian/virtualbox-ose-source.postinst - debian/virtualbox-ose-guest-source.postinst * Don't fail if dkms modules have already been removed - debian/virtualbox-ose-source.prerm - debian/virtualbox-ose-guest-source.prerm
Could you please explain why these changes are no longer needed in Ubuntu? Have they all been applied upstream? Are they no longer needed?
It looks like this package was previously merged from Debian:
virtualbox-ose (3.0.8- dfsg-1ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low
* Merge from debian unstable (LP: #444812), remaining changes: ose{-guest, }-modules- * package templates MODULE= 1 in virtualbox- ose.default u01-disable- update- action. dpatch ose-qt. files/virtualbo x-ose.desktop ose.files/ source_ virtualbox- ose.py ose.install u02-lp- integration. dpatch virtualbox- ose-source. postinst virtualbox- ose-guest- source. postinst virtualbox- ose-source. prerm virtualbox- ose-guest- source. prerm
- Enable DKMS support on virtualbox host and guest modules (LP: #267097)
- Drop virtualbox-
- Recommend *-source instead of *-modules packages
- Replace error messages related to missing/mismatched
kernel module accordingly
- Autoload kernel module
- LOAD_VBOXDRV_
- Disable update action
- patches/
- Virtualbox should go in Accessories, not in System tools (LP: #288590)
- virtualbox-
- Add apport hook
- virtualbox-
- virtualbox-
- Add launchpad integration
- control
- lpi-bug.xpm
- patches/
* Try to remove existing dkms modules before adding the new modules
(LP: #434503)
- debian/
- debian/
* Don't fail if dkms modules have already been removed
- debian/
- debian/
Could you please explain why these changes are no longer needed in Ubuntu? Have they all been applied upstream? Are they no longer needed?