Re: Remove Python2 for 18.04?

2017-11-14 Thread Bryan Quigley
Unfortunately I seem to have missed that all the pinyin options require python2 at this time -so it's a moot discussion for now. I did find that there is another alternative in ibus-libpinyin which I got some positive feedback on. cifs-utils is still worth discussing anyway, but we can move that

Re: Remove Python2 for 18.04?

2017-10-27 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Hi Kev, In 17.10 Ubuntu switched from Fcitx to IBus as default IM framework for CJKV languages because of limitations in the GNOME environment (Wayland, gnome-shell, gnome-control-center...). Please note that this change does not affect the flavors at this time. Fcitx is still the default

Re: Remove Python2 for 18.04?

2017-10-27 Thread flocculant
Not sure if any of this gnome language stuff is going to cause us issue like it has in the past. re trusty LTS bug(s) Never really sure about any gnome statements that it ' only affects us' things anymore, consequently forwarding to us. starting to think the same about mainbuntu - don't

Re: Remove Python2 for 18.04?

2017-10-27 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
On 2017-10-27 21:22, Bryan Quigley wrote: * ibus-sunpinyin Was added 9/2017 [2] as part of moving from fcitx. Right. Choosing ibus-sunpinyin was not preceded by any deeper considerations. It was the preferred input method last time Ubuntu's default IM framework for Simplified Chinese was

Remove Python2 for 18.04?

2017-10-27 Thread Bryan Quigley
Hi, 2 items keeping python2.7-minimal on the livecd. * cifs-utils Was added in 2010 for using a CIFS root= in casper. That seems like a very specific use case, that could just be on a customized image? (it also appears in server manifest) * ibus-sunpinyin Was added 9/2017 [2] as part of