[Bug 1827753] Re: udev package doesn't mark as a configuration file fbdev-blacklist.conf
Chai T. Rex
1827753 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sun May 5 02:14:55 UTC 2019
** Description changed:
System information
====================
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
$ apt-cache policy udev
udev:
Installed: 237-3ubuntu10.21
Candidate: 237-3ubuntu10.21
Version table:
*** 237-3ubuntu10.21 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
237-3ubuntu10.19 500
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
237-3ubuntu10 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
Problem
=========
The `udev` package includes `/lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf`, a
configuration file blacklisting several kernel modules. It's not listed
as a configuration file in the package, though:
$ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/udev.conffiles
/etc/init.d/udev
/etc/udev/udev.conf
This means that, if I want to go ahead and use the `sisfb` kernel
- module, for example, any updated version of `udev` that's installed will
- again blacklist the kernel module, which doesn't work well when the
- system is being used by someone very new to computers.
+ module, for example, I unblacklist it in the two files it's blacklisted
+ in. However, any updated version of `udev` that's installed will throw
+ away my changes to `/lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf` by simply
+ overwriting the file and again blacklist the kernel module, which
+ doesn't work well when the system is being used by someone very new to
+ computers.
I can't avoid that by simply telling APT to leave configuration files
alone because the `.conf` file here technically isn't a configuration
file. Also, `chattr +i /lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf` causes APT
to require someone with technical knowledge to take extra effort to
repair things when the end user agrees to an install in the weekly GUI
reminder of new software.
Request
=========
Please mark `/lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf` as a configuration
file in `udev`.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: udev 237-3ubuntu10.21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-47.50-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-47-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
CustomUdevRuleFiles: 70-snap.core.rules 70-snap.cnctsun.rules 70-snap.cncra2yr.rules 70-snap.cncra.rules 60-vboxdrv.rules
Date: Sat May 4 21:51:42 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-27 (128 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 020: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc. M105 Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9360
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-47-generic root=/dev/mapper/xubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: systemd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2.10.0
dmi.board.name: 0839Y6
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.10.0:bd09/27/2018:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139360:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0839Y6:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.family: XPS
dmi.product.name: XPS 13 9360
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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Title:
udev package doesn't mark as a configuration file fbdev-blacklist.conf
Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
System information
====================
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
$ apt-cache policy udev
udev:
Installed: 237-3ubuntu10.21
Candidate: 237-3ubuntu10.21
Version table:
*** 237-3ubuntu10.21 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
237-3ubuntu10.19 500
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
237-3ubuntu10 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
Problem
=========
The `udev` package includes `/lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf`, a
configuration file blacklisting several kernel modules. It's not
listed as a configuration file in the package, though:
$ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/udev.conffiles
/etc/init.d/udev
/etc/udev/udev.conf
This means that, if I want to go ahead and use the `sisfb` kernel
module, for example, I unblacklist it in the two files it's
blacklisted in. However, any updated version of `udev` that's
installed will throw away my changes to `/lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-
blacklist.conf` by simply overwriting the file and again blacklist the
kernel module, which doesn't work well when the system is being used
by someone very new to computers.
I can't avoid that by simply telling APT to leave configuration files
alone because the `.conf` file here technically isn't a configuration
file. Also, `chattr +i /lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf` causes
APT to require someone with technical knowledge to take extra effort
to repair things when the end user agrees to an install in the weekly
GUI reminder of new software.
Request
=========
Please mark `/lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf` as a configuration
file in `udev`.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: udev 237-3ubuntu10.21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-47.50-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-47-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
CustomUdevRuleFiles: 70-snap.core.rules 70-snap.cnctsun.rules 70-snap.cncra2yr.rules 70-snap.cncra.rules 60-vboxdrv.rules
Date: Sat May 4 21:51:42 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-27 (128 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 020: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc. M105 Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9360
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-47-generic root=/dev/mapper/xubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: systemd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2.10.0
dmi.board.name: 0839Y6
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.10.0:bd09/27/2018:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139360:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0839Y6:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.family: XPS
dmi.product.name: XPS 13 9360
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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