Public bug reported: ubuntu-desktop package depends on gnome-session-canberra package in such a way that it's impossible to remove gnome-session-canberra without removing ubuntu-desktop. This is wrong, as aforementioned package contains only few loud sounds to be played at system start, and is not an essential part of Ubuntu Desktop.
I think it should be in 'recommends' section, not in 'depends'. Corresponding discussion on Ask Ubuntu: https://askubuntu.com/posts/952353/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.398 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-12.13-generic 4.12.8 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Sun Sep 3 13:07:41 2017 DistributionChannelDescriptor: # This is a distribution channel descriptor # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-22 (73 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47 SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful third-party-packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1714764 Title: Excessive dependency on gnome-session-canberra To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1714764/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
