Hi all, As a long time user of Ubuntu with GNOME, I do not like it when installation of non-Unity packages pull in Unity packages. I am not fond of Unity, but respect the freedom of choice with also KDE, GNOME and what not.
I noticed that after a lot of voice from the Ubuntu GNOME user community, Ubuntu has removed a lot of the package dependencies on Unity and I am very glad with that. Still, probably because of the packager is a user of Unity or that there is indeed a dynamic/optional link with Unity, certain non-Unity packages pull in Unity packages. If these dependencies are hard, then it might be a good idea to create an extra separate package with the Unity related files. In most cases these dependencies can be removed or downgraded to a recommended or suggested package dependency. In order to get an overview of which packages currently probably need to loosen their dependency on Unity. This concerns 35 packages, see http://pastebin.com/9LTd1uWx With dependencies listed in http://pastebin.com/0MVkQhw0 What surprises me is that there are a reasonable amount of dependencies on unity...-dev packages. Does anyone know what is the cause of that? For all packages listed in this tab-separated file, can these be inspected and requested to drop or lessen the Unity dependency? Last question, could this review be a part of every upcoming Ubuntu GNOME release? I can supply the script if anyone is interested. Best, Pander PS See also similar current bug reports: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+bug/1635951 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1669997 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1670009 -- Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list Ubuntu-GNOME@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome