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

[Andreas Beckmann]

reassign 613813 apt
merge 605608 613813
thanks

On 2011-02-17 13:53, Robert Krištofič wrote:
> 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

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