Wow, we're seeing a fix, after only 7 years :) Great work, Gunnar!
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to language-selector in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37707 Title: language-selector should not uninstall packages without a warning (allow opt-out) Status in “language-selector” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “language-selector” source package in Precise: In Progress Bug description: Precise SRU proposal ==================== [Impact] When removing a language, not language specific packages are removed as well, some of which you may not want to be deleted. I (gunnarhj) have occationally experienced that e.g. evince and gimp - packages I often use - are suddenly gone. Very annoying! [Test Case] Steps to reproduce with version 0.79: - Install a random language. - Launch gnome-language-selector from a terminal window. - Start removing the language, but interrupt by clicking "Cancel" when asked to authenticate. - Make a note of the list of packages that were about to be removed. After installing version 0.79.2 (will be available in precise-proposed): - Launch gnome-language-selector from a terminal window. - Remove the previously installed language. - Note that the list of removed packages is shorter than before. [Regression Potential] The fix simply restricts which packages are removed. Besides the intentional and harmless effect that some redundant packages are kept when a language is removed, the regression risk is low. [Original description] After upgrading a recently-installed xubuntu-desktop from breezy to dapper, I ran gnome-language-selector for the first time. I selected Norwegian bokmål as my supported (and default) language, and pressed apply. As I watched the debug log, I discovered that language-selector removed the xubuntu-desktop, firefox and mozilla- mplayer packages _without warning_. My language-selector package is version 0.1.15 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/+bug/37707/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
