Hello Juerg, or anyone else affected, Accepted linux-firmware into oracular-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux- firmware/20240913.gita34e7a5f-0ubuntu2.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed- oracular to verification-done-oracular. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-oracular. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping! N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days. ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Oracular) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Noble) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2087528 Title: Don't compress binary deb packages Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in linux-firmware source package in Noble: Fix Committed Status in linux-firmware source package in Oracular: Fix Committed Status in linux-firmware source package in Plucky: Fix Committed Bug description: [ Impact ] linux-firmware binary packages contain only compressed blobs. There's no need to (re-) compress the binary debian packages. In fact decompression at package installation time could cause problems which results in package installation failures. dpkg-deb (subproces): ZSTD_decompressStream error : Corrupted block detected [ Test Plan ] Download binary debian packages and inspect them. Uncompressed: $ file linux-firmware_20241107.gitdb0082fa-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb linux-firmware_20241107.gitdb0082fa-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb: Debian binary package (format 2.0), with control.tar Compressed: $ file linux-firmware_20230915.gitdfa11466-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb linux-firmware_20230915.gitdfa11466-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb: Debian binary package (format 2.0), with control.tar.zst, data compression zst [ Where Problems Could Occur ] Problems would show up at package installation and/or upgrade time. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/2087528/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
