Public bug reported:
They not only install the corresponding snap but also at least have some
hooks to update-alternatives and also provide www-browser, x-www-
browser, gnome-www-browser. As such, removing the package might result
in installation of something preposterous such as wslu to satisfy such a
meta-package dependency, as reported in LP:2060898.
The packages' description might lead one to remove them expecting no
side effects:
> Description-en: Transitional package - firefox -> firefox snap
> This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
> .
> firefox is now replaced by the firefox snap.
So I suggest we change it.
** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low
Assignee: Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)
Status: Triaged
** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
They not only install the corresponding snap but also at least have some
hooks to update-alternatives and also provide www-browser, x-www-
browser, gnome-www-browser. As such, removing the package might result
in installation of something preposterous such as wslu to satisfy such a
meta-package dependency, as reported in LP:2060898.
+
+ The packages' description might lead one to remove them expecting no
+ side effects:
+
+ > Description-en: Transitional package - firefox -> firefox snap
+ > This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
+ > .
+ > firefox is now replaced by the firefox snap.
+
+ So I suggest we change it.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2061075
Title:
firefox, chromium-browser are not merely a transitional packages
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
They not only install the corresponding snap but also at least have
some hooks to update-alternatives and also provide www-browser, x-www-
browser, gnome-www-browser. As such, removing the package might result
in installation of something preposterous such as wslu to satisfy such
a meta-package dependency, as reported in LP:2060898.
The packages' description might lead one to remove them expecting no
side effects:
> Description-en: Transitional package - firefox -> firefox snap
> This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
> .
> firefox is now replaced by the firefox snap.
So I suggest we change it.
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