Firefox (firefox 17.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1) under xubuntu 12.10
still pulls in firefox-globalmenu (firefox-globalmenu
17.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1) as a dependency.

The package firefox-globalmenu provides a Firefox Extension which adds
support to Firefox for the Unity appmenu.  However, xubuntu does not
include Unity.  So this firefox dependency pulls in useless garbage
without any functionality.

This is not only a matter of package size but also a core design
principle:  Linux packages should only be included as dependencies when
they provide essential or indispensable functionality.

This dependency should therefore be removed from the firefox package.

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  Xubuntu has firefox-globalmenu package witch it cant use

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