[LU-15758] Lustre client module deb package cannot be installed on Debian stable

• Type: Bug
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Minor
• Fix Version/s: Lustre 2.16.0, Lustre 2.15.1
• Affects Version/s: Lustre 2.15.0
• Labels: debian ubuntu
• Environment: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: Thomas Stibor
• Reporter: Thomas Stibor

Description

Compiling Lustre client module package on Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) results
in package: lustre-client-modules-5.10.0-13-amd64_2.15.0-RC3-1_amd64.deb

Installing the package results in error:

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lustre-client-modules-5.10.0-13-amd64:
 lustre-client-modules-5.10.0-13-amd64 depends on linux-generic; however:
  Package linux-generic is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package lustre-client-modules-5.10.0-13-amd64 (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

because on Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) there exists no linux-generic package. See e.g.

$ apt search linux-generic
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done

The package exists on Ubuntu (but not Debian):

[tstibor@ubuntu-20-lustre ~]$ apt search linux-generic
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
linux-generic/focal-updates,focal-security 5.4.0.107.111 amd64 [upgradable from: 5.4.0.105.109]
  Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers

It seems that commit: https://git.whamcloud.com/?p=fs/lustre-release.git;a=commitdiff;h=32c4b80192652f55bcef5786e4ec683e85234c04
which added the line:

--- a/debian/control.modules.in
+++ b/debian/control.modules.in
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Package: lustre-client-modules-_KVERS_
 Architecture: any
 Recommends: linux-image, lustre-client-utils
 Provides: lustre-client-modules
+Depends: linux-generic
 Description: Lustre Linux kernel module (kernel _KVERS_)
  This package contains the lustre loadable kernel modules for the
  patchless client for the Lustre cluster filesystem.

causes the problem.

How about appending to the depend line:

Depends: linux-generic | linux-headers-amd64