Bug#724569: Virtual package linux-image should be removed

[Andreas Beckmann <anbe@debian.org>]

Hi Ben,

On Wednesday, 25. September 2013 06:42:06 Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > Further, any level of dependency (Depends, Recommends or Suggests) on
> > 'linux-image' prevents APT auto-removing any of the packages that
> > provide it, making any use of the virtual package actually harmful.
>
> I opened bugs on all the packages that do recommend or suggest
> linux-image (none depend on it):

> I don't think they need to block this bug, as removing the Provides
> won't make them unininstallable.

> linux (3.11.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
>   [ Ben Hutchings ]
>   * Stop providing virtual packages linux-image (Closes: #724569),
>     linux-headers and linux-source

Dropping the linux-headers virtual package has made several *-dkms packages 
uninstallable:

west-chamber-dkms (0, 0) (Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) <paulliu@debian.org>)
    dependency linux-headers-generic is does-not-exist
        alternative dependency linux-headers is does-not-exist

blcr-dkms (0, 0) (Alan Woodland <awoodland@debian.org>)
    dependency linux-headers-2.6-686 is does-not-exist
        alternative dependency linux-headers-2.6-amd64 is does-not-exist
        alternative dependency linux-headers-generic is does-not-exist
        alternative dependency linux-headers is does-not-exist

(I just rescheduled all dkms packages in sid to see if there are more 
affected.)


Please file RC bugs giving advice how to adjust this dependency properly. Or 
reinstate that virtual package.


Andreas