Ubuntu is a derivative of Debian. Therefore i think Ubuntu is somehow bound to design desicions made in Debian. They say:
> [...] Debian Policy forbids modifying > configuration files of other packages, and /etc/environment is a > configuration file for PAM. and > Locale variables are now stored in /etc/default/locale and no more > /etc/environment. > Make sure to remove old definitions from /etc/environment, this file > is no more modified for the reason explained above. Now the problem is, that the gdm of gutsy is still looking for LANG in /etc/environment. (Even if LANG is not defined there, gdm does _not_ look in /etc/default/locale.) As i (seem to) understand now, the bug report i quoted above is a different thing. But do i misunderstand the content of file /usr/share/doc/belocs-locales-bin/NEWS.Debian.gz? Programms should no longer store their variables in configuration files of other packages. It is also advised to remove LANG from /etc/environment, which - at least in gutsy - does not work: You end up with a non-localized gnome desktop. So, is this a breach of the debian policy? Is this ok for ubuntu? Is the debian policy just political or also technical? Do i miss something? Hope you see my point ;-) -- gdm should not use locale settings from /etc/environment https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160984 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
