FS#48489 - [virtualbox] Problem with dependecies

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Oscar Garcia (ogarcia) - Monday, 07 March 2016, 08:05 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Monday, 07 March 2016, 14:22 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

The last stable version of virtualbox package depends of `virtualbox-host-dkms` instead `virtualbox-host-modules`. This install unnecesary `dkms` package.

Steps to reproduce:

Simply try to update virtualbox or do an install.

`% sudo pacman -S virtualbox`
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Monday, 07 March 2016, 14:22 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Monday, 07 March 2016, 08:43 GMT
The bug is virtualbox-host-modules still being in the repos.
Comment by Oscar Garcia (ogarcia) - Monday, 07 March 2016, 10:14 GMT
@allan, the bug is do thing without say with the users :(

But I think the same as you: "What are the advantages from a user perspective?"

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