[Bug 811874] Re: casper should depend on lzma

[Brian Murray]

12:35:46 - flash:[...ntu-qa-tools/main/responses] apt-cache show casper
Package: casper
Priority: extra
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 436
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.273
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8), libplymouth2 (>= 0.8.0~-13~ppa1), initramfs-tools (>= 0.92bubuntu55), busybox-initramfs (>= 1:1.1.3-4ubuntu3), dmsetup, user-setup, sudo, eject, uuid-runtime, localechooser-data (>= 2.03ubuntu1), util-linux (>= 2.15-1), file, lzma
Conflicts: live-initramfs, usplash (<< 0.4-43)
Breaks: genext2fs (<< 1.4.1)
Filename: pool/main/c/casper/casper_1.273_amd64.deb
Size: 52292
MD5sum: 3d873c3397864d3587172c5d52a1a571
SHA1: bb74651e89fb3d9b205e630d482b7d02964e420d
SHA256: 3de0430bf94ea57c8951dc5f41a3ec0ccd2c0518fadcac6522dd12dbd65eb4a6
Description: Run a "live" preinstalled system from read-only media
Tag: admin::boot, admin::filesystem, implemented-in::shell, protocol::smb, role::plugin, scope::utility, special::completely-tagged, works-with-format::iso9660
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 18m


** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  casper should depend on lzma

Status in “casper” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  /usr/bin/update-initramfs is a symlink to /usr/share/casper/casper-update-initramfs
  If /cdrom/casper/initrd.lz exists, the initial ramdisk is compressed using lzma. That package was not available in a Live session.

  Two solutions are available:
  1. Depend on lzma
  2. Check if lzma compression is available and otherwise stick to gzip

  I booted from a Kubuntu 11.04 Natty Live CD and used the `toram` option to speed up the Live session.
  To reproduce it:
  1. boot into a Live CD (with the `toram` option?)
  2. update the packages list: sudo apt-get update
  3. upgrade the system: sudo apt-get upgrade
  update-initramfs is triggered by plymouth or initramfs-tools:

   initramfs-tools
   plymouth
   plymouth-label
   plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text
   plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text

  The error message was (the last two lines have been translated from
  Dutch):

  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  /usr/sbin/update-initramfs: 20: lzma: not found
  dpkg: error while processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
   subproces installed post-installation script returned error code 127

  Version:
  ii  casper                 1.265                  Run a "live" preinstalled system from read-only media

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