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1 tremendous annoyance... SOLVED

Started by coyotl, August 10, 2020, 11:13:35 PM

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coyotl

Gameover Edition/Bullseye.

A simple problem: System Upgrade upgrades the kernel but does not install the header package. With the nvidia driver installed this leads to an unusable desktop at next boot (horrible resolution as the driver is missing). If you are busy it's easy to just click on Update and not check what is installed.
Then you come back, reboot the machine to do something, and are faced with the tedious business of having to install the correct headers, reinstall nvidia-dkms to build the driver and reboot. (plus delete the old kernel and headers)

A Debian Testing issue I guess.

lami07

There is linux headers metapackage (linux-headers-amd64 for 64bit system) which sole purpose is to pull newest kernel headers when available. It works with debian kernel (linux-image-amd64). Seperate packages are available for Zen and Sparky kernels.
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coyotl

Thanks - so this will pull the corresponding header package on upgrade? Installing it.

lami07

Quote from: coyotl on August 12, 2020, 12:20:43 PM
Thanks - so this will pull the corresponding header package on upgrade?
Yes. That's correct.
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