[Bug 2081021] Re: Remove orphaned or otherwise obsolete dkms packages

[Timo Aaltonen]

** Description changed:

  There are several dkms packages inherited from Debian that are orphaned,
  and they cause extra work for the kernel team when they fail to build
  against new kernel versions.
  
  adv-17v35x:
- - only NMU uploads for six years
+ - only NMU uploads for six years, no reverse depends
  https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/a/adv-17v35x/adv-17v35x_5.0.7.0-1_changelog
  
  ddcci-driver-linux:
- - orphaned
+ - orphaned, no reverse depends
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1076575
  
  dm-writeboost:
  - only NMU uploads for three years
  https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/d/dm-writeboost/dm-writeboost_2.2.17-0.2_changelog
+ - reverse depends: writeboost
  
  xtrx-dkms:
  - only NMU uploads for two years
  https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/x/xtrx-dkms/xtrx-dkms_0.0.1+git20190320.5ae3a3e-3.5_changelog
+ - reverse depends: libxtrxll

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  Remove orphaned or otherwise obsolete dkms packages

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