[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#820051: virtualbox: apt-get installation routine recommends package linux-image, which doesn't exist

[Harald N.]

Package: virtualbox
Version: 4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1
Severity: minor
Tags: d-i

Dear Maintainer,


When installing Virtualbox, it recommends the package Linux-image, which cannot
be installed/doesn't exist

Here the log of my actions:


-> # apt-get install virtualbox

Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
Die folgenden zusätzlichen Pakete werden installiert:
  cpp-4.8 dkms fakeroot gcc gcc-4.8 gcc-4.9 libasan0 libasan1 libatomic1 libc-
dev-bin libc6-dev libcilkrts5 libfakeroot libgcc-4.8-dev libgcc-4.9-dev
libgsoap5 libitm1 liblsan0 libtsan0 libubsan0 libvncserver0
  linux-compiler-gcc-4.8-x86 linux-headers-3.16.0-4-amd64 linux-
headers-3.16.0-4-common linux-headers-amd64 linux-kbuild-3.16 linux-libc-dev
manpages-dev virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-qt
Vorgeschlagene Pakete:
  gcc-4.8-locales gcc-multilib autoconf automake libtool flex bison gdb gcc-doc
gcc-4.8-multilib gcc-4.8-doc libgcc1-dbg libgomp1-dbg libitm1-dbg
libatomic1-dbg libasan0-dbg libtsan0-dbg libquadmath0-dbg
  gcc-4.9-multilib gcc-4.9-doc gcc-4.9-locales libasan1-dbg liblsan0-dbg
libubsan0-dbg libcilkrts5-dbg glibc-doc vde2 virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
Empfohlene Pakete:
  linux-image
Die folgenden NEUEN Pakete werden installiert:
  cpp-4.8 dkms fakeroot gcc gcc-4.8 gcc-4.9 libasan0 libasan1 libatomic1 libc-
dev-bin libc6-dev libcilkrts5 libfakeroot libgcc-4.8-dev libgcc-4.9-dev
libgsoap5 libitm1 liblsan0 libtsan0 libubsan0 libvncserver0
  linux-compiler-gcc-4.8-x86 linux-headers-3.16.0-4-amd64 linux-
headers-3.16.0-4-common linux-headers-amd64 linux-kbuild-3.16 linux-libc-dev
manpages-dev virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-qt
0 aktualisiert, 31 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 0 nicht aktualisiert.
Es müssen 49,1 MB an Archiven heruntergeladen werden.
Nach dieser Operation werden 197 MB Plattenplatz zusätzlich benutzt.
Möchten Sie fortfahren? [J/n] y

Followed by the output of the installation.

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-> # apt-get install linux-image
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
Package linux-image is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'linux-image' has no installation candidate

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-> # cat /etc/apt/sources.list
#

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.3.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1
20160123-19:03]/ jessie contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.3.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1
20160123-19:03]/ jessie contrib main
#
#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.3.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-2
20160123-19:03]/ jessie contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.3.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-3
20160123-19:03]/ jessie contrib main

deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib

# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
# A network mirror was not selected during install.  The following entries
# are provided as examples, but you should amend them as appropriate
# for your mirror of choice.
#
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free



deb http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
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I hope, I did not just fail completely...

Yours,
H.




-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.4
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages virtualbox depends on:
ii  adduser          3.113+nmu3
ii  libc6            2.19-18+deb8u4
ii  libcurl3-gnutls  7.38.0-4+deb8u3
ii  libgcc1          1:4.9.2-10
ii  libgsoap5        2.8.17-1
ii  libpng12-0       1.2.50-2+deb8u2
ii  libpython2.7     2.7.9-2
ii  libsdl1.2debian  1.2.15-10+b1
ii  libssl1.0.0      1.0.1k-3+deb8u4
ii  libstdc++6       4.9.2-10
ii  libvncserver0    0.9.9+dfsg2-6.1+deb8u1
ii  libvpx1          1.3.0-3
ii  libx11-6         2:1.6.2-3
ii  libxcursor1      1:1.1.14-1+b1
ii  libxext6         2:1.3.3-1
ii  libxml2          2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u1
ii  libxmu6          2:1.1.2-1
ii  libxt6           1:1.1.4-1+b1
ii  python           2.7.9-1
ii  python2.7        2.7.9-2
pn  python:any       <none>
ii  virtualbox-dkms  4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1
ii  zlib1g           1:1.2.8.dfsg-2+b1

Versions of packages virtualbox recommends:
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]  10.3.2-1+deb8u1
ii  libqt4-opengl             4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1
ii  libqtcore4                4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1
ii  libqtgui4                 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1
ii  virtualbox-qt             4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1

Versions of packages virtualbox suggests:
pn  vde2                            <none>
pn  virtualbox-guest-additions-iso  <none>

-- no debconf information