If I had to guess, I would say that screenlets was removed because of some dependencies on Python 2. (Ubuntu is trying to move away Python 2 and toward Python 3.)
It looks like the screenlets package existed in Ubuntu 16.04 for a bit was remove sometime before the launch: http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/xenial/universe/base/screenlets I tried to install the package of screenlets for Wily Werewolf from these locations: http://packages.ubuntu.com/wily/screenlets http://packages.ubuntu.com/wily/screenlets-pack-basic I got the following errors: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of screenlets: screenlets depends on python-support (>= 0.90.0); however: Package python-support is not installed. screenlets depends on python-gnome2; however: Package python-gnome2 is not installed. screenlets depends on python-wnck | python-gnome2-desktop; however: Package python-wnck is not installed. Package python-gnome2-desktop is not installed. screenlets depends on python-beautifulsoup; however: Package python-beautifulsoup is not installed. dpkg: error processing package screenlets (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of screenlets-pack-basic: screenlets-pack-basic depends on screenlets; however: Package screenlets is not configured yet. screenlets-pack-basic depends on python-support (>= 0.90.0); however: Package python-support is not installed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Screenlets Dev Team, which is subscribed to Screenlets. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577219 Title: No support for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/screenlets/+bug/1577219/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~screenlets-dev Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~screenlets-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
