It is only a recommends in Debian intentionally, and a recommends is the
correct dependency.
It can work without it, and adding it enhances the functionality [1].
root@b2:~# apt install virt-manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
It turns out when using:
apt-get install --reinstall --install-recommends virt-manager
the --install-recommends is ignored!
Reporting this as a possible bug in apt.
** Changed in: virt-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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This is still a problem on 18.04.
tj / tmp apt list virt-* --installed
Listing... Done
virt-manager/bionic,bionic,now 1:1.5.0-0ubuntu1 all [installed]
virt-viewer/bionic,now 6.0-2 amd64 [installed,automatic]
tj / tmp apt list *spice* --installed
Listing... Done
This bug was fixed in the package virt-manager - 1:1.5.0-0ubuntu1
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virt-manager (1:1.5.0-0ubuntu1) bionic; urgency=medium
* Merge with Debian unstable 1:1.4.3-1 (LP: #1747907 LP: #1741861)
and latest upstream 1.5.0 (Closes: #888133); Remaining changes:
- Depend on
Until the merge happened solved as workaround by
$ sudo apt install gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0
** Changed in: virt-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: virt-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
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