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Precise non-pae installations and upgrades needlessly install linux-headers-generic-pae

Bug #937248 reported by Michael Basse
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Bug Description

My system installed before 12.04 wit a non-pae kernel is now instaling normal-headers and pae-headers because lubuntu-desktop has a suggestion on it.

michael@eeebuntu:~$ aptitude why linux-headers-generic-pae
i lubuntu-desktop Empfiehlt linux-headers-generic-pae (suggest)

I dont like to have headers on my system for a kernel i am not using (i know that pae will be the default in 12.04) but for systems which are older installations its a waste of space to install pae-headers (my system has 4gb / )

Maybe there is another way then lubuntu-desktop to install pae-headers

Also please remember, my system is installing pae-headers but not the pae-kernel

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lubuntu-desktop 0.32
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Feb 20 21:53:39 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-12-04 (78 days ago)

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Michael Basse (michael-alpha-unix) wrote :
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Michael Basse (michael-alpha-unix) wrote :

but maybe i am just getting this "problem" wrong and would be happy about some info about this case

Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)
Changed in lubuntu-meta (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)
summary: - lubuntu-desktop is installing linux-headers-generic-pae
+ Precise non-pae installations and upgrades needlessly install linux-
+ headers-generic-pae
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Erick Brunzell (lbsolost) wrote :

I changed the title to reflect the fact that all Precise non-pae min.iso installations (regardless of DE) and upgrades from either Lucid or Oneiric also install the current version of 'linux-headers generic-pae' even though 'non-pae' is in use.

I'm also sticking my neck out and subscribing Stéphane Graber because he has close connections both to Ubuntu QA and the installer-team. Apologies in advance but we probably should have a definitive answer regarding this before Precise Beta 1 iso-testing begins in about 1 week.

Probably also need a package reassignment but I'm not sure what package it should be assigned to. It does effect both Ubuntu and Lubuntu, I haven't yet tested the upgrade path in either Xubuntu or Kubuntu, nor installing those DE's after installing with the non-pae mini.iso.

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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running only once:
apport-collect <bug #>

and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

(x86 kernels have required PAE for some time, so this bug report no longer applies)

Changed in lubuntu-meta (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for lubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in lubuntu-meta (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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