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Submitted by GustavoCM on Tue, 03/18/2014 - 18:04

New linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.13.0-32 packages are virtual ones...

Project:Trisquel
Version:6.0
Component:Packages
Category:bug report
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:needs more info
Description
$ sudo aptitude full-upgrade

The following packages will be upgraded: 
  linux-headers-generic-lts-belenos{b} linux-headers-generic-lts-saucy{b} linux-image-generic-lts-belenos{b} linux-image-generic-lts-saucy{b} 
  linux-tools-lts-belenos{b} linux-tools-lts-saucy{b} 
6 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 21,2 kB of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 linux-tools-lts-belenos : Depends: linux-tools-3.5.0-47 which is a virtual package.
 linux-image-generic-lts-saucy : Depends: linux-image-3.11.0-18-generic which is a virtual package.
 linux-image-generic-lts-belenos : Depends: linux-image-3.5.0-47-generic which is a virtual package.
 linux-headers-generic-lts-saucy : Depends: linux-headers-3.11.0-18-generic which is a virtual package.
 linux-headers-generic-lts-belenos : Depends: linux-headers-3.5.0-47-generic which is a virtual package.
 linux-tools-lts-saucy : Depends: linux-tools-3.11.0-18-generic which is a virtual package.

[...]

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$ apt-cache show linux-image-3.5.0-47-generic
N: Can't select versions from package 'linux-image-3.5.0-47-generic' as it is purely virtual
N: No packages found

— and so on.

Legimet:
Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:31

I had the same problem.

Gnu:
Thu, 03/20/2014 - 07:22

At the moment the problem with the 3.11 kernel has been solved but not with the 3.5

GustavoCM:
Fri, 03/21/2014 - 19:23
Title:New linux-{image,headers,tools}-*-generic packages are virtual packages!» New linux-{image,headers,tools}-3.5.0-47* packages are virtual packages!

Indeed.

Gnu:
Thu, 04/03/2014 - 06:46
Priority:normal» critical

It's impossible to update the kernel 3.5 even with April's 3 update.

SalmanMohammadi:
Mon, 04/21/2014 - 09:56

It am also effected by this bug. I use 'linux-headers-generic-lts-belenos'

GustavoCM:
Mon, 04/28/2014 - 21:07
Title:New linux-{image,headers,tools}-3.5.0-47* packages are virtual packages!» New linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.5.0-47+ packages are VIRTUAL ones!

That's still happening with linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.5.0-49*:

$ sudo aptitude full-upgrade 
The following packages will be upgraded: 
  linux-headers-generic-lts-belenos{b} linux-image-generic-lts-belenos{b} linux-tools-lts-belenos{b} 

[...]

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 linux-tools-lts-belenos : Depends: linux-tools-3.5.0-49 which is a virtual package.
 linux-image-generic-lts-belenos : Depends: linux-image-3.5.0-49-generic which is a virtual package.
 linux-headers-generic-lts-belenos : Depends: linux-headers-3.5.0-49-generic which is a virtual package.

[...]

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I should add that the 3.5 Linux-libre branch has been supporting my videocard (NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430]) increasingly better, and is the only one to support 3D effects (GNOME Shell...), even though with few fatal hangings sometimes -- the failure rate is decreasing with new packages.

GustavoCM:
Thu, 05/15/2014 - 03:56
Title:New linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.5.0-47+ packages are VIRTUAL ones!» linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.5.0-47+ packages were virtual ones...
Status:active» closed

Yay, fixed!

$ LANG=C apt-cache show linux-image-3.5.0-49-generic 
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-49-generic
Source: linux-lts-quantal
Version: 3.5.0-49.74~precise1+6.0.1trisquel2
[...]
GustavoCM:
Sat, 06/07/2014 - 20:37
Title:linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.5.0-47+ packages were virtual ones...» New linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.13.0-27 packages are virtual ones...
Priority:critical» normal
Status:closed» active

Now happening with trusty images...

$ LANG=C apt-cache show linux-image-3.13.0-27-generic linux-headers-3.13.0-27-generic linux-tools-3.13.0-27-generic
N: Can't select versions from package 'linux-image-3.13.0-27-generic' as it is purely virtual
N: Can't select versions from package 'linux-headers-3.13.0-27-generic' as it is purely virtual
N: Can't select versions from package 'linux-tools-3.13.0-27-generic' as it is purely virtual
N: No packages found

Warned by: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/trusty-kernel-virtual-package

Legimet:
Sat, 06/07/2014 - 22:13

I wonder what the root cause of this is. I think the metapackages (such as linux-lts-generic-trusty) get updated to refer to the new images and headers, while the new images and headers haven't been deblobbed yet.

Gnu:
Sat, 08/02/2014 - 18:53
Title:New linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.13.0-27 packages are virtual ones...» New linux-{headers,image,tools}-3.13.0-32 packages are virtual ones...

31-07-2014 update
02-08-2014 update

Legimet:
Sun, 08/03/2014 - 18:05
Status:active» needs more info

Fixed. I'm marking it as "needs more info." I'm running 7.0, by the way.

GustavoCM:
Sun, 08/03/2014 - 18:45
Status:needs more info» active

I see it was fixed for Trisquel 7 (amd64 here), but not for Trisquel 6 (id.) as of Aug 3rd.

I should note the Toutatis user is now prompted to upgrade its HWE stack when he logs in at tty, but he is frustrated when trying to do it.

Gnu:
Tue, 08/05/2014 - 11:03

Update 05-08-2014
No pasa nada

GustavoCM:
Tue, 08/05/2014 - 14:17
Status:active» needs more info

Well, it was fixed today (Aug 5th) for Trisquel 6.0 Toutatis (64 bits).