Public bug reported:
Generally, minimized images don't contain "recommends" dependencies, to
keep the image small and optimized.
However, I noticed recently when calling `replace_kernel` to install a
cloud kernel on a minimized image, "recommends" dependencies are always
installed.
As a specific example,
replace_kernel "${scratch_d}" linux-oracle
Will install linux-modules-extra-$VER-oracle, even though linux-modules-
extra-$VER-oracle is only a "recommends"
$ apt show linux-image-oracle
Package: linux-image-oracle
Version: 6.8.0-1008.8
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta-oracle
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team <kernel-t...@lists.ubuntu.com>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13.3 kB
Provides: spl-modules (= 2.2.2-0ubuntu9), virtualbox-guest-modules (=
6.8.0-1008), wireguard-modules (= 1.0.0), zfs-modules (= 2.2.2-0ubuntu9)
Depends: linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle
Recommends: linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-1008-oracle
Download-Size: 6,282 B
APT-Sources: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64
Packages
Description: Linux kernel image for Oracle systems.
This package will always depend on the latest kernel image available
for Oracle systems.
This adds 112 MB of modules to a minimized image that are not required.
** Affects: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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replace_kernel installs "recommends" dependencies in minimized images
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