Public bug reported: Now that xterm is no longer included in the default Ubuntu install, we should be able to demote it to universe and let gnome-terminal fulfill the x-terminal-emulator virtual package dependency.
$ reverse-depends -c main xterm Reverse-Recommends ================== * tk8.6 * xinit Reverse-Depends =============== * xorg tk8.6 Recommends: xterm | x-terminal-emulator xinit Recommends: xterm | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator xorg Depends: xterm | x-terminal-emulator gnome-terminal Provides: x-terminal-emulator ** Affects: xterm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1720482 Title: Demote xterm to universe To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/1720482/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs