[Bug 633449] Re: 2.6.35-20 headers not installed automatically with 2.6.35-20 kernel image

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Looks like I found origin of this issue.

Typical user do this:
1. Install Lucid release or Maverick Beta.
2. Update. New headers will be download and installed without problems, as expected.

But for reproduce this issue you must do this:
1. Install Lucid release or Maverick Beta.
2. Install upstream kernel from your link: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds
3. Do something with upstream kernel - check some bug for example.
4. So, after that upstream kernel not no need anymore (and its' not comfortably - it' not updated automatically) and user remove it.
5. Try update after that - headers of new kernel, what available in repositories, not installed automatically. It's a big problem for all, who user additional kernel modules (VirtualBox modules, proprietary video driver modules, etc.), because after kernel update without headers update system can not boot.

I conclude there is problem no problem with APT or Linux, but problem
with testing of upstream kernel process (Installing/Uninstalling) for
Launchpad users.

** Description changed:

- Binary package hint: linux-headers-2.6.35-20
+ Typical user do this:
+ 1. Install Lucid release or Maverick Beta.
+ 2. Update. New headers will be download and installed without problems, as expected.
  
- After latest kernel update (2.6.35-20) installed only updated kernel
- image, but header packages is still 2.6.35-19.
+ But Launchpad users sometimes do this, because developers and contributors ask test upstream kernel:
+ 1. Install Lucid release or Maverick Beta.
+ 2. Install upstream kernel from this link: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds
+ 3. Do something with upstream kernel - check some bug for example.
+ 4. So, after that upstream kernel not no need anymore (and its' not comfortably - it' not updated automatically) and user remove it.
+ 5. Try update after that - headers of new kernel, what available in repositories, not installed automatically. It's a big problem for all, who user additional kernel modules (VirtualBox modules, proprietary video driver modules, etc.), because after kernel update without headers update system can not boot.
  
- Now I have:
- linux-headers-2.6.35-19
- linux-headers-2.6.35-19-generic
- linux-image-2.6.35-19-generic
- linux-image-2.6.35-20-generic
- 
- But, if I understand situation right, this two packages must be installed too:
- linux-headers-2.6.35-20
- linux-headers-2.6.35-20-generic
- 
- There is apt bug, or something missed in 2.6.35-20 header packages
- description what not allow to install this packages automatically while
- kernel update?
+ I conclude there is problem no problem with APT or Linux, but problem with testing of upstream kernel process (Installing/Uninstalling) for Launchpad users.
+ Xorg  team already have PPA and ppa-purge for testing fresh X.org and FOSS drivers. Maybe need create something similar for upstream kernel testing process?

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => New

** Tags removed: maverick needs-kernel-logs needs-upstream-testing

** Description changed:

  Typical user do this:
  1. Install Lucid release or Maverick Beta.
- 2. Update. New headers will be download and installed without problems, as expected.
+ 2. Update. New headers will be downloaded and installed without problems, as expected.
  
  But Launchpad users sometimes do this, because developers and contributors ask test upstream kernel:
  1. Install Lucid release or Maverick Beta.
  2. Install upstream kernel from this link: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds
  3. Do something with upstream kernel - check some bug for example.
- 4. So, after that upstream kernel not no need anymore (and its' not comfortably - it' not updated automatically) and user remove it.
- 5. Try update after that - headers of new kernel, what available in repositories, not installed automatically. It's a big problem for all, who user additional kernel modules (VirtualBox modules, proprietary video driver modules, etc.), because after kernel update without headers update system can not boot.
+ 4. So, after that upstream kernel not no need anymore (and its' not comfortably - it' not updated automatically) - user remove it.
+ 5. Try update after that - headers of new kernel, what available in repositories, not installed automatically. It's a big problem for all, who use additional kernel modules (VirtualBox modules, proprietary video driver modules, etc.), because after kernel update without headers update system can not run graphical mode or work incorrect (VirtualBox can not run virtual machines).
  
- I conclude there is problem no problem with APT or Linux, but problem with testing of upstream kernel process (Installing/Uninstalling) for Launchpad users.
+ I conclude there is no problem with APT or Linux, but problem with testing of upstream kernel process (Installing/Uninstalling) for Launchpad users.
  Xorg  team already have PPA and ppa-purge for testing fresh X.org and FOSS drivers. Maybe need create something similar for upstream kernel testing process?

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2.6.35-20 headers not installed automatically with 2.6.35-20 kernel image
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