[Bug 1068341] Re: No way to specify correct dependencies for dkms packages

[Doug McMahon]

On 10/23/2012 02:12 AM, Chris Halse Rogers wrote:
> Note that you should not be able to get into this situation using the
> “Additional Drivers” tab of Software Sources or the Restricted Drivers
> popup, which are the best-supported way of installing the proprietary
> drivers.
>
That is incorrect & overall this is a regression from previous Ubuntu 
releases
On a run on the mill install this is installed by default
linux-headers-3.5.0-17

When using  “Additional Drivers” to install any of the proprietary 
drivers only these packages are installed
Ex. nvidia-current
dkms_2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu1_all.deb
fakeroot_1.18.4-2_amd64.deb
nvidia-current_304.51.really.304.43-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
nvidia-settings_304.51-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
python-xkit_0.5.0_all.deb
screen-resolution-extra_0.15_all.deb

linux-headers-generic/linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic is not installed, 
the module is not built & ect. ect.
(actually worse for users from “Additional Drivers” because they're 
given no info

 From my perspective maybe the issue is 
linux-headers-generic/linux-headers-3.5.0-XX-generic should be installed 
during the orig. install instead of just linux-headers-3.5.0-17 ??
Bug 1068488

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Title:
  No way to specify correct dependencies for dkms packages

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Packages which use dkms require the linux-headers-$KERNEL_VER package
  to be installed for each linux-image-$KERNEL_VER which is installed.
  There's currently no way to specify this dependency.

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