#613813 nvidia-glx: nvidia-glx tries to install normal linux-image but linux-image-...-bigmem is already installed

Package:
apt
Source:
apt
Description:
commandline package manager
Submitter:
Robert Krištofič
Date:
2015-08-14 15:48:12 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#613813#5
Date:
2011-02-17 12:53:14 UTC
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I have installed

i A linux-image-2.6.32-5-686-bigmem - Linux 2.6.32 for PCs with 4GB+ RAM

When i try install nvidia-glx, this package install new additional linux-image

root@sunstone:/home/robo# apt-get install nvidia-glx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  linux-image-2.6.32-5-486 nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-486
Suggested packages:
  linux-doc-2.6.32 grub lilo nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-kernel-source
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-image-2.6.32-5-486 nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-486
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 33.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 99.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
#613813#10
Date:
2011-02-21 15:25:10 UTC
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reassign 613813 apt
merge 605608 613813
thanks

That's a known apt/aptitude problem, which are choosing a longer path
(i.e. install 2 new packages) to satisfy dependencies than neccessary
(which would just install one but different new package).


Andreas