On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 12:00:30 +0200 Matthias Weckbecker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > the linux-firmware package has recently added a requires in its spec for > a bunch of other firmware packages: atheros-firmware, brcmfmac-firmware, > mt7xxx-firmware, and realtek-firmware. > > Is this intentional? I don't have hardware in my computer that requires > the atheros firmware. It makes me slightly uneasy to install those blobs > if I don't absolutely have to. the new subpackages are the way how to leave the unneeded firmwares out, similar to what was done for the GPU firmware earlier. There is nothing new installed on your system, all files have been part of the main linux-firmware rpm until now. To keep the upgrade path working the new subpackages are "Requires" for F <= 38, but only "Recommends" for F >= 39, see https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/linux-firmware/c/be92a95e169422f1108bce0aee70ed96fc26fb0b?branch=rawhide for details. Dan _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
