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

[Mikko Saarinen]

Can't you just make each new kernel version to be depended of it's header files so you would always have them installed?
Not all need them, but wouldn't that be a small price to pay?

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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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