[Live-demo] [OSGeo] #467: remove bulky orphaned packages

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#467: remove bulky orphaned packages
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 Reporter:  hamish   |       Owner:  live-demo@…              
     Type:  task     |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:                           
Component:  LiveDVD  |    Keywords:  apt, iso                 
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Comment(by hamish):

 Replying to [comment:7 micha]:
 > One drawback of not having the kernel headers pops up when you
 > want to add VBox guest additions to a VM. Running the guest
 > additions installer requires headers.
 > But it's not a big deal to install the linux-headers package in
 > the VM, then do the guest additions.

 There was another problem, checking in the build log showed that the
 shipped headers (which were the latest version) did not match the non-
 upgraded kernel on the current ISO. The headers should be gone again now,
 saving 64.28 MB on the disc. The bug was that once we uninstalled the
 original ubuntu 12.04 headers it automatically unblocked the installation
 of the latest security fix version which we had marked for removal only a
 few lines before. argh.


 > Note for 6.5: This will require adding a few lines in the
 > virtualization quickstart.

 AFAICT those instructions are now in place. AFAIU the "guest additions"
 are called than and not apt-get'able, requiring download and funny-install
 from Oracle, because they are non-free (libre) and license encumbered.

 The other main reason to have the kernel headers installed is if you
 install the nVidia proprietary video driver.

 Since both these 3rd party software packages require the user to download
 something substantial already, an apt-get of the kernel-headers package
 too should not be too much of an extra burden, and indeed the easiest step
 in that process.


 regards,
 Hamish

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/467#comment:8>
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