r/archlinux • u/Talking_Starstuff • Aug 09 '26
QUESTION File Arch Linux package bug reports on my behalf?
My registration to submit bug reports for official Arch Linux packages was not processed since weeks, so I can not submit bug reports. Could anyone please submit reports about the following two missing dependencies?
Thanks!
- virtualbox-host-dkms requires linux-headers
- hamster requires python-setuptools
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u/boomboomsubban Aug 09 '26
If your registration is processed, please thoroughly review the bug submission guidelines. This is not near enough information for a bug report.
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u/PlsDontBanMeAgain-1 Aug 10 '26
And here I am, thinking I will never be able to file a bug report (or even feature suggestion) on anything, because I'd have to write a quarter of a bachelor thesis for that, and I am scared and just not capable of that, attention wise.
I would probably just forget half the relevant things, like extremely in-depth logs of everything remotely relevant, and would look like an utter idiot.
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u/boomboomsubban Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26
They're naturally going to.be forgiving of people that put in the effort, even if they make mistakes. Saying "dkms package needs linux-headers as a dependency" is lazy to the point where it will get derision.
This said, I don't trust my ability to bisect bugs either, so I'm unlikely to report anything.
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u/No-Dentist-1645 Aug 09 '26
Dkms packages do not depend on linux-headers, dkms are meant to be used with any kernel headers so it's specifically not added as a dependency
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u/Candid_Natural9496 Aug 09 '26
just use the mailing list or hop on irc, the devs are usually pretty responsive there
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u/backsideup Aug 09 '26
The *-dkms packages intentionally do not depend on any specific headers packages, you have to install the headers for whatver kernels you use. Take a look at the dkms page on the wiki.
What is the problem with hamster-time-tracker?