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

[Dr Belka]

Like askuhn, I received an update from the 3.5.0-17 kernel to the
3.5.0-18 kernel and my nvidia-current-updates driver would no longer
work so I had to go install the correct generic headers and re-install
the driver.  PTL, I was not a novice and I knew how to fix this.  This
exact same thing happened YESTERDAY on my TWO other ubuntu/nvidia
computers AND my friend's ubuntu/nvidia computer.  This bug is a
significant problem.

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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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