[Bug 2139279] Re: remove alsa-driver from the archive; obsolete

Timo Aaltonen 2139279 at bugs.launchpad.net
Thu Jan 29 14:25:05 UTC 2026


** Description changed:

  alsa-driver package was removed from Debian in 2012, and the newer alsa-
  base package in 2017. We should drop the reverse-depends on alsa-base
  and remove src:alsa-driver.
  
- 
  apt-cache rdepends alsa-base
  alsa-base
  Reverse Depends:
-   linux-sound-base
-   xubuntu-desktop-minimal
-   xubuntu-desktop
-   vanilla-gnome-desktop
-   ubuntustudio-desktop-core
-   ubuntustudio-desktop
-   ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal
-   ubuntukylin-desktop
-   ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal
-   ubuntu-unity-desktop
-   ubuntu-mate-desktop
-   ubuntu-mate-core
-   ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal
-   ubuntu-budgie-desktop
-   lubuntu-desktop
-   kubuntu-desktop
-   edubuntu-desktop-minimal
-   ubuntu-desktop-minimal
-   ubuntu-desktop
+   linux-sound-base
+   xubuntu-desktop-minimal
+   xubuntu-desktop
+   vanilla-gnome-desktop
+   ubuntustudio-desktop-core
+   ubuntustudio-desktop
+   ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal
+   ubuntukylin-desktop
+   ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal
+   ubuntu-unity-desktop
+   ubuntu-mate-desktop
+   ubuntu-mate-core
+   ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal
+   ubuntu-budgie-desktop
+   lubuntu-desktop
+   kubuntu-desktop
+   edubuntu-desktop-minimal
+   ubuntu-desktop-minimal
+   ubuntu-desktop
+ 
+ but first apport/apport-symptoms needs to be fixed so that audio bugs
+ will be filed against the kernel. After that alsa-base can be dropped
+ from metas and the desktop-common seed.

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Title:
  remove alsa-driver from the archive; obsolete

Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in apport-symptoms package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in edubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in kubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in lubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-budgie-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-gnome-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-mate-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-unity-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntucinnamon-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntukylin-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntustudio-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in xubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  alsa-driver package was removed from Debian in 2012, and the newer
  alsa-base package in 2017. We should drop the reverse-depends on alsa-
  base and remove src:alsa-driver.

  apt-cache rdepends alsa-base
  alsa-base
  Reverse Depends:
    linux-sound-base
    xubuntu-desktop-minimal
    xubuntu-desktop
    vanilla-gnome-desktop
    ubuntustudio-desktop-core
    ubuntustudio-desktop
    ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal
    ubuntukylin-desktop
    ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal
    ubuntu-unity-desktop
    ubuntu-mate-desktop
    ubuntu-mate-core
    ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal
    ubuntu-budgie-desktop
    lubuntu-desktop
    kubuntu-desktop
    edubuntu-desktop-minimal
    ubuntu-desktop-minimal
    ubuntu-desktop

  but first apport/apport-symptoms needs to be fixed so that audio bugs
  will be filed against the kernel. After that alsa-base can be dropped
  from metas and the desktop-common seed.

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