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

[Chris Halse Rogers]

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.

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Title:
  No way to specify correct dependencies for dkms packages

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New
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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