Bug#851680: closed by Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> (Re: Bug#851680: Please provide linux-image-amd64-unsigned et al. metapackages (was Re: Please upload signed kernel images at the same time as unsigned ones))

[Julien Aubin <julien.aubin@gmail.com>]

Hi Ben,

In that case you have to find a way to provide signed and unsigned images simultaneously.

Otherwise to me it looks like a release blocker and I'll raise a ticket about this.

2017-01-17 18:55 GMT+01:00 Thorsten Glaser <t.glaser@tarent.de>:

Hello Ben,

>No, there will be no such meta-packages.  The -unsigned packages are
>only meant for developer testing and as build dependencies for signed
>binary packages.

then, would you please kindly explain how you plan to address the
issue of not getting the security updates from newer kernel packages
installed on Debian systems for a week or so?


On Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Julien Aubin wrote:

> Could you raise a ticket about this instead of the -unsigned metapackage?
> (Actually a -signed metapackage would make much more sense)

That’s precisely what I already did, which you might have noticed.
And yes, that would make much more sense, because 90% or more of
Debian users have absolutely zero need, nor any surplus value a̲t̲
a̲l̲l̲, from the signed images.


Thanks,
//mirabilos
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