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** Tags added: removal-candidate -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to signon-ui in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1547647 Title: [SRU] please remove libqt5webkit dependency Status in signon-ui package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in signon-ui source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in signon-ui source package in Yakkety: Fix Released Bug description: This is an SRU request, based on the process documented at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates [Impact] * When declaring online accounts for use by Ubuntu, the system uses a webview to authenticate to online services like Facebook or Google. * On X11 desktops, that webview currently uses an old qt5webkit component that is now unmaintained * Backporting this fix will simplify the maintenance work, by removing the need for that old component, and will improve the coherence of the system by using a supported Oxide webview [Test Case] To verify the change: * Go to system settings > Online Accounts * Add account of type Google, Facebook or Twitter (which uses webview for authentication) * Verify that a webview opens to log onto the online service * Verify that the account is listed in the account list at the end of this process * Verify that the related apps and services can use the online account as before (ie Shotwell photo uploads, Photos scope, etc.) [Regression Potential] * On architectures not supported by Oxide, namely ppc64el and s390x, the change will trigger a runtime error when trying to use that part of signon-ui. * The problem affects users of Ubuntu desktop systems based on X11. The change is already in effect on Unity8/Mir devices for a few months. [Other Info] * signon-ui-x11(http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/signon-ui-x11) depends on libqt5webkit5 * See also: https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2016/02/01/on-webkit- security-updates/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/signon-ui/+bug/1547647/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
