Installing hwe linux-tools does not provide /usr/bin wrappers
Bug #1898909 reported by
dann frazier
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-hwe-5.4 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Bionic |
In Progress
|
Medium
|
Ian May | ||
| Focal |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| linux-hwe-5.8 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Bionic |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Focal |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I have a test script that requires /usr/bin/cpupower. Before calling it, I 'apt install linux-tools-$(uname -r)' to make sure it is available. For GA kernels, this works fine as there is a dependency chain on linux-tools-common which provides them. For HWE (tested on bionic), this does not work because linux-tools-
Revision history for this message
| Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot) wrote Missing required logs. | #1 |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| tags: | added: focal |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
| affects: | linux (Ubuntu) → linux-hwe-5.4 (Ubuntu) |
| Changed in linux-hwe-5.4 (Ubuntu Focal): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-hwe-5.4 (Ubuntu Bionic): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Ian (ian-may) |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| Changed in linux-hwe-5.4 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-hwe-5.8 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-hwe-5.8 (Ubuntu Focal): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in linux-hwe-5.8 (Ubuntu Bionic): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
Revision history for this message
| Sven Kieske (s-kieske) wrote | #2 |
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