Package: gnome Version: 1:3.14+4 Severity: wishlist The gnome metapackage depends on gnome-shell-extension-weather, and gnome-shell-extension-weather depends on a specific range of gnome-shell versions. When GNOME moves to a new major version, either in experimental or in the subsequent transition in unstable, gnome-shell-extension-weather typically lags behind the main GNOME packages in getting updated (which makes sense, as it's a lot less critical than the core GNOME packages). This frequently results in the situation where it would be possible to upgrade all of GNOME to a new version in unstable or experimental, if not for gnome-shell-extension-weather.
Given that this represents an optional extension to gnome-shell, packaged from a separate source rather than part of the GNOME project, not enabled by default (requiring explicit enablement via gnome-tweak-tool or similar), and has a tendency to lag in updates, would you consider downgrading the current Depends on gnome-shell-extension-weather to a Recommends? This would still install it by default in the default apt configuration. Thanks, Josh Triplett -- System Information: Debian Release: stretch/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.5.0-rc7-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages gnome depends on: ii alacarte 3.11.91-2 ii avahi-daemon 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1 ii bijiben 3.18.2-1 ii brasero 3.12.1-1 ii cheese 3.18.1-2 ii cups-pk-helper 0.2.5-2+b1 ii desktop-base 8.0.2 ii evolution 3.18.5.1-1 ii evolution-plugins 3.18.5.1-1 ii file-roller 3.20.0-1 ii gedit 3.18.3-1 ii gedit-plugins 3.18.0-1+b1 ii gimp 2.8.16-1 ii gnome-clocks 3.18.0-1+b1 ii gnome-color-manager 3.18.0-1+b1 ii gnome-core 1:3.14+4 ii gnome-documents 3.18.2-1 ii gnome-games 1:3.14+4 ii gnome-getting-started-docs 3.18.2-1 ii gnome-logs 3.18.1-1 ii gnome-maps 3.20.0-1 ii gnome-music 3.18.2-1 ii gnome-nettool 3.8.1-1+b1 ii gnome-orca 3.18.2-1 ii gnome-photos 3.18.2-1 ii gnome-shell-extension-weather 0~20151125.gitccaa1eb-1 ii gnome-sound-recorder 3.18.2-1 ii gnome-tweak-tool 3.18.1-1 ii goobox 3.4.1-6 ii gstreamer1.0-libav 1.8.0-1 ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly 1.8.0-1 ii inkscape 0.91-7+b1 ii libgsf-bin 1.14.36-1 ii libgtk2-perl 2:1.2498-1 ii libreoffice-calc 1:5.1.2~rc1-1 ii libreoffice-evolution 1:5.1.2~rc1-1 ii libreoffice-gnome 1:5.1.2~rc1-1 ii libreoffice-impress 1:5.1.2~rc1-1 ii libreoffice-writer 1:5.1.2~rc1-1 ii nautilus-sendto 3.8.2-2 ii network-manager-gnome 1.1.91-1 ii polari 3.18.1-2 ii rhythmbox 3.3-1 ii rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder 3.3-1 ii rhythmbox-plugins 3.3-1 ii rygel-playbin 0.28.3-1 ii rygel-tracker 0.28.3-1 ii seahorse 3.18.0-2 ii simple-scan 3.19.2-1 ii telepathy-gabble 0.18.3-2+b1 ii telepathy-rakia 0.8.0-3 ii telepathy-salut 0.8.1-5+b1 ii totem-plugins 3.18.1-2+b1 ii transmission-gtk 2.84-3 ii vinagre 3.18.2-1 ii xdg-user-dirs-gtk 0.10-1 Versions of packages gnome recommends: pn gnome-software <none> Versions of packages gnome suggests: pn firefox-esr-l10n-all | firefox-l10n-all <none> ii xul-ext-adblock-plus 2.7.2+dfsg-1 pn xul-ext-gnome-keyring <none> Versions of packages gnome-core depends on: ii adwaita-icon-theme 3.18.0-2 ii at-spi2-core 2.18.3-4 ii baobab 3.18.1-1 ii caribou 0.4.20-1 ii caribou-antler 0.4.20-1 ii dconf-cli 0.24.0-2 ii dconf-gsettings-backend 0.24.0-2 ii empathy 3.12.11-1+b3 ii eog 3.18.2-1 ii evince 3.20.0-1 ii evolution-data-server 3.18.5-1 ii firefox-esr 45.0.1esr-1 ii fonts-cantarell 0.0.21-1 ii gdm3 3.18.2-1 ii gkbd-capplet 3.6.0-1 ii glib-networking 2.48.0-1 ii gnome-backgrounds 3.18.0-1 ii gnome-bluetooth 3.18.3-1 ii gnome-calculator 3.20.0-1 ii gnome-contacts 3.18.1-1 ii gnome-control-center 1:3.18.2-1 ii gnome-dictionary 3.18.0-2 ii gnome-disk-utility 3.20.0-1 ii gnome-font-viewer 3.16.2-1+b1 ii gnome-keyring 3.18.3-1 ii gnome-menus 3.13.3-6 ii gnome-online-accounts 3.18.4-1 ii gnome-online-miners 3.14.3-1+b1 ii gnome-packagekit 3.18.0-1 ii gnome-screenshot 3.18.0-1 ii gnome-session 3.18.1.2-1 ii gnome-settings-daemon 3.18.2-1 ii gnome-shell 3.18.4-1 ii gnome-shell-extensions 3.18.4-1 ii gnome-sushi 3.18.0-2 ii gnome-system-log 3.9.90-4 ii gnome-system-monitor 3.20.0-1 ii gnome-terminal 3.20.0-1 ii gnome-themes-standard 3.18.0-2 ii gnome-user-guide 3.18.1-1 ii gnome-user-share 3.18.1-1 ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.18.1-1 ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.8.0-1 ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.8.0-1 ii gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio 1.8.0-1 ii gucharmap 1:3.18.2-1 ii gvfs-backends 1.26.2-1+b1 ii gvfs-bin 1.26.2-1+b1 ii gvfs-fuse 1.26.2-1+b1 ii libatk-adaptor 2.18.1-3 ii libcanberra-pulse 0.30-2.1 ii libcaribou-gtk-module 0.4.20-1 ii libcaribou-gtk3-module 0.4.20-1 ii libgtk-3-common 3.18.9-1 ii libpam-gnome-keyring 3.18.3-1 ii mousetweaks 3.12.0-1 ii nautilus 3.18.5-1 ii pulseaudio 8.0-1 ii sound-theme-freedesktop 0.8-1 ii totem 3.18.1-2+b1 ii tracker-gui 1.8.0-2 ii vino 3.20.0-1 ii yelp 3.16.1-1 ii zenity 3.18.1.1-1 Versions of packages gnome-core recommends: ii anacron 2.3-23 ii network-manager-gnome 1.1.91-1 gnome-core suggests no packages. -- no debconf information