DKMS packaging for ubuntu/debian

[whitty]

This one is not quite so straightforward. Some issues:

• I had to "bump" the module numbers in order to get dkms to bother to build them - because the current kernel versions of these report the same version number - not sure if there's a better way to ensure difference than just adding a 1
• I'm not sure the "correct" way to override firmware - the provided firmware package will override existing /lib/firmware entries to be the one from this repository. This will be true even if the correct (or updated) firmwares merge into the linux-firmware package. At that point the rule could be changed to require the firmware package or the linux-firmware version >= some version.
• The modaliases included is all of the modaliases provided by the driver. In ideal world if the upstream kernel support for some of those is "good enough" then it might make sense to reduce this list. This is probably not a problem unless someone tries to import this into debian or ubuntu package repositories (ie probably that maintainer's issue)

That said I've had zero issues with the driver since packaging/installing.

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DKMS on debian/ubuntu simplifies the secure-boot issues, signing is taken care of through the same mechanisms as nVidia and drivers. You won't need special reboot and MOK registration.

Additionally DKMS ensures new kernel installations will automatically rebuild the driver, so you can accept normal kernel updates.

If you don't want to take it I'll keep it forked here and as I'm eventually intending to create a PPA (even if only I use it)

[lwfinger]

Merged. The version is an arbitrary number. All we need to remember is to update it when the driver changes.

[lwfinger]

I think firmware updates are being handled correctly. When Realtek does an update, I get notification in an E-mail. At that point, I get the new firmware into this repo. As a result, if the distro's version differs, it is because the distro has not yet updated to the latest.