Bug#692604: firmware-linux-nonfree: please recommend amd64-microcode, intel-microcode

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Wed, Nov 07, 2012 at 05:55:48PM -0200, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> Package: firmware-linux-nonfree

I think the firmware-linux metapackage would be more appropriate.

> Version: 0.36
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Please recommend amd64-microcode | intel-microcode for Wheezy.  It would be
> best if the majority of our users run with up-to-date microcode...

And you think that the package manager will somehow pick the right
one just by luck? ;-)

Ben.

> Unfortunately, since these packages are arch-specific, this recommendation
> cannot be met on arches other than i386 and amd64.  AFAIK, this shouldn't
> cause any operational problems, though.

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Ben Hutchings
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