Hi Dave, 2015-10-20 15:24 GMT+02:00 Dave Steele <dste...@gmail.com>: > > > GNOME Gmail was developed for GNOME. It's behavior with KDE is > currently undefined. Getting it to work with KDE is 'wishlist'. Making > it clear that it is or is not compatible is 'normal'. >
OK, you are the upstream author, and of course you have designed gnome-gmail for Gnome. Maybe you haven't tested it under other desktop environments... Now I've installed Gnome to test the behavior in its home. Surprising, after installing gnome-core with all of its dependencies gnome-gmail works as expected! But I was too lazy to log out and log in again to switch the DE, it works under KDE! So it is as I already wrote, there are some dependencies missing, it's not about some "installation experience". Each package provided in the Debian repositories must have complete runtime dependencies. Please don't assume each gnome-gmail user has anyway Gnome installed. To refine the choice of possible missing dependencies: First I installed gnome-keyring and python-gnomekeyring. Then gnome-core, and the following dependencies have been installed: Start-Date: 2015-10-20 20:12:37 Commandline: apt-get install gnome-core Install: grilo-plugins-0.2:amd64 (0.2.14-5+b1, automatic), zenity:amd64 (3.18.0- 1, automatic), libmimic0:amd64 (1.0.4-2.3, automatic), libgoa-1.0-0b:amd64 (3.18 .0-1, automatic), telepathy-haze:amd64 (0.8.0-2, automatic), gir1.2-clutter-1.0: amd64 (1.24.2-1, automatic), gnome-packagekit-data:amd64 (3.16.0-2, automatic), libtotem-plparser18:amd64 (3.10.5-1, automatic), libclutter-gtk-1.0-0:amd64 (1.6 .6-1, automatic), geoclue-2.0:amd64 (2.3.0-2, automatic), libfluidsynth1:amd64 ( 1.1.6-3, automatic), liblua5.1-0:amd64 (5.1.5-8, automatic), fonts-cantarell:amd 64 (0.0.17-1), apg:amd64 (2.2.3.dfsg.1-2, automatic), gir1.2-gdm3:amd64 (3.18.0- 2, automatic), gnome-shell:amd64 (3.16.3-2+b1, automatic), empathy-common:amd64 (3.12.10-1, automatic), empathy:amd64 (3.12.10-1), gir1.2-evince-3.0:amd64 (3.18 .0-1, automatic), libedataserverui-1.2-1:amd64 (3.18.0-3, automatic), libchampla in-gtk-0.12-0:amd64 (0.12.11-1, automatic), gnome-online-accounts:amd64 (3.18.0- 1, automatic), libgmime-2.6-0:amd64 (2.6.20-1+b1, automatic), mousetweaks:amd64 (3.12.0-1, automatic), caribou:amd64 (0.4.18.1-1), libgssdp-1.0-3:amd64 (0.14.11 -1, automatic), gvfs-bin:amd64 (1.26.0-2), libopencv-ml2.4v5:amd64 (2.4.9.1+dfsg -1.2, automatic), libgdata-common:amd64 (0.17.3-1, automatic), librygel-core-2.6 -2:amd64 (0.28.0-2, automatic), libgdata22:amd64 (0.17.3-1, automatic), gir1.2-j avascriptcoregtk-4.0:amd64 (2.10.0+dfsg1-1, automatic), gnome-session-common:amd 64 (3.16.0-1, automatic), libpangomm-1.4-1v5:amd64 (2.36.0-2+b1, automatic), lib ibus-1.0-5:amd64 (1.5.10-1, automatic), libopencv-calib3d2.4v5:amd64 (2.4.9.1+df sg-1.2, automatic), libgail-3-0:amd64 (3.18.2-1, automatic), gstreamer0.10-plugi ns-good:amd64 (0.10.31-3+nmu4+b2, automatic), gnome-packagekit:amd64 (3.16.0-2), libcogl-pango20:amd64 (1.22.0-1, automatic), libtracker-control-1.0-0:amd64 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(3.16.2-1), pidgin-data:amd64 (2.10.11-1, automatic), li bopencv-highgui2.4v5:amd64 (2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.2, automatic), gir1.2-gst-plugins-bas e-1.0:amd64 (1.6.0-1, automatic), gnome-system-monitor:amd64 (3.18.0-1), gir1.2- json-1.0:amd64 (1.0.4-2, automatic), libnautilus-extension1a:amd64 (3.14.2-1, au tomatic), libcdaudio1:amd64 (0.99.12p2-13+b1, automatic), gdm3:amd64 (3.18.0-2), libx265-68:amd64 (1.8-2, automatic), eog:amd64 (3.18.0-1), libdleyna-connector- dbus-1.0-1:amd64 (0.2.0-1, automatic), libgnomekbd-common:amd64 (3.6.0-1, automa tic), libvo-aacenc0:amd64 (0.1.3-1, automatic), libmusicbrainz5-2:amd64 (5.1.0+g it20150707-5, automatic), gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0:amd64 (1.6.6-1, automatic), gnom e-disk-utility:amd64 (3.18.1-1), libmediaart-2.0-0:amd64 (1.9.0-2, automatic), g ir1.2-coglpango-1.0:amd64 (1.22.0-1, automatic), yelp-xsl:amd64 (3.18.1-1, autom atic), telepathy-mission-control-5:amd64 (5.16.3-1, automatic), gir1.2-ibus-1.0: amd64 (1.5.10-1, automatic), 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gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2:amd64 (0.8.1-1, automatic), libwacom2:amd64 (0.15- 1, automatic), libnice10:amd64 (0.1.7-1, automatic), dconf-tools:amd64 (0.24.0-2 ), dleyna-server:amd64 (0.4.0-1, automatic), libvte-2.91-common:amd64 (0.42.1-1, automatic), yelp:amd64 (3.16.1-1, automatic), gnome-system-log:amd64 (3.9.90-3) , zenity-common:amd64 (3.18.0-1, automatic), gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0:amd64 (1. 0.6-1, automatic), libxcb-xf86dri0:amd64 (1.10-3+b1, automatic), libxklavier16:a md64 (5.2.1-1, automatic), libcaribou-common:amd64 (0.4.18.1-1, automatic), gir1 .2-gweather-3.0:amd64 (3.18.1-1, automatic), libclutter-gst-3.0-0:amd64 (3.0.14- 1, automatic), libgdict-common:amd64 (3.18.0-2, automatic), libglibmm-2.4-1v5:am d64 (2.44.0-3, automatic), folks-common:amd64 (0.11.1-2, automatic), gnome-theme s-standard:amd64 (3.18.0-1, automatic), libiptcdata0:amd64 (1.0.4-4, automatic), libopencv-video2.4v5:amd64 (2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.2, automatic), libedata-cal-1.2-28:a md64 (3.18.0-3, automatic), libopencv-objdetect2.4v5:amd64 (2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.2, au tomatic), libgtksourceview-3.0-common:amd64 (3.18.1-1, automatic), libopencv-con trib2.4v5:amd64 (2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.2, automatic), gir1.2-soup-2.4:amd64 (2.52.1-1, automatic), gnome-user-share:amd64 (3.18.0-1, automatic), desktop-file-utils:amd 64 (0.22-1, automatic), libvo-amrwbenc0:amd64 (0.1.3-1, automatic), libavahi-gob ject0:amd64 (0.6.31-5, automatic), libmutter0f:amd64 (3.16.3-1, automatic), libm ms0:amd64 (0.6.2-4, automatic), libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0:amd64 (1.6.0-1+b2, automatic), libnm-glib4:amd64 (1.0.6-1, automatic), libgail-common:amd64 (2.24. 28-1, automatic), gir1.2-gmenu-3.0:amd64 (3.13.3-6, automatic), gstreamer0.10-ni ce:amd64 (0.1.7-1, automatic), libstemmer0d:amd64 (0+svn585-1, automatic), gnome -control-center-data:amd64 (3.16.3-1, automatic) Upgrade: xserver-xorg-core:amd64 (1.17.2-1.1, 1.17.2-3), xserver-common:amd64 (1 .17.2-1.1, 1.17.2-3), libgtk-3-0:amd64 (3.16.6-1, 3.18.2-1), libgtk-3-common:amd 64 (3.16.6-1, 3.18.2-1), xserver-xorg:amd64 (7.7+9, 7.7+12) Remove: libsigc++-2.0-0c2a:amd64 (2.4.1-1) End-Date: 2015-10-20 20:20:47 I'm quite sure the problem can be solved by adding some new runtime dependencies. I don't have any coding skills, but as the upstream author you should know which extra packages gnome-gmail needs. It would be somewhat odd to force users to install the whole gnome-core only for using gnome-gmail. Best Regards, Mario