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Bug#1116120: Please specify version of linux-headers-generic that is being `Provide:`d

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From Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>
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Subject Bug#1116120: Please specify version of linux-headers-generic that is being `Provide:`d
Date Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:20:01 +0200
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On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 01:40:46AM +0300, Roman Lebedev wrote:
> In debian, linux-headers-generic is a virtual package
> that is provided by linux-headers-$ARCH.
> For reasons, i need to specify a dependency on installed kernel headers
> version in a package. I was hoping to do:

Please explain what you are trying to do.  There is no real way to
depend on Linux headers and expect it to get something working.

Bastian

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Bug#1116120: Please specify version of linux-headers-generic that is being `Provide:`d Roman Lebedev <lebedev.ri@gmail.com> - 2025-09-24 00:50 +0200
  Processed: Re: Bug#1116120: Please specify version of  linux-headers-generic that is being `Provide:`d "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-09-24 01:20 +0200
  Bug#1116120: Please specify version of linux-headers-generic that is being `Provide:`d Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-09-24 01:20 +0200
    Bug#1116120: Please specify version of linux-headers-generic that is being `Provide:`d Roman Lebedev <lebedev.ri@gmail.com> - 2025-09-24 01:40 +0200
  Processed: Re: Bug#1116120: Please specify version of  linux-headers-generic that is being `Provide:`d "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-09-24 01:20 +0200
  Bug#1116120: marked as done (Please specify version of  linux-headers-generic that is being `Provide:`d) "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-09-24 09:00 +0200

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