Public bug reported: Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing"'s gvfs is now built without support for Google Drive.
This was provided by libgdata which still uses libsoup2.4. For several Ubuntu releases, libgdata has been the only thing keeping libsoup2.4 in main. It is a burden to the Ubuntu Security team to have to keep patching libsoup2. See all the 2025 CVEs at https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libsoup2.4 libgdata is basically unmaintained by GNOME now. It was suggested that someone who really misses the Google Drive feature could create a gvfs- google-drive library that would port that part of libgdata to libsoup3. The other parts of libgdata may not even work any more. Other Info ---------- Sorry about the error in the changelog entry, but this change was made in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/1.57.2-2ubuntu2 The biggest blocker to removing libsoup2.4 from Ubuntu universe is porting or removing the Unity plugins. https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/transitions/html/libsoup3.html https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/bts-usertags.cgi?user=pkg-gnome- maintainers%40lists.alioth.debian.org&tag=libsoup2 ** Affects: gvfs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Triaged ** Tags: questing ** Description changed: Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing"'s gvfs is now built without support for Google Drive. This was provided by libgdata which still uses libsoup2.4. For several Ubuntu releases, libgdata has been the only thing keeping libsoup2.4 in main. It is a burden to the Ubuntu Security team to have to keep patching libsoup2. See all the 2025 CVEs at https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libsoup2.4 libgdata is basically unmaintained by GNOME now. It was suggested that someone who really misses the Google Drive feature could create a gvfs- google-drive library that would port that part of libgdata to libsoup3. The other parts of libgdata may not even work any more. Other Info ---------- Sorry about the error in the changelog entry, but this change was made in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/1.57.2-2ubuntu2 + + The biggest blocker to removing libsoup2.4 from Ubuntu universe is + porting or removing the Unity plugins. + + https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/transitions/html/libsoup3.html + + https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/bts-usertags.cgi?user=pkg-gnome- + maintainers%40lists.alioth.debian.org&tag=libsoup2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2109801 Title: gvfs is now built without support for Google Drive Status in gvfs package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing"'s gvfs is now built without support for Google Drive. This was provided by libgdata which still uses libsoup2.4. For several Ubuntu releases, libgdata has been the only thing keeping libsoup2.4 in main. It is a burden to the Ubuntu Security team to have to keep patching libsoup2. See all the 2025 CVEs at https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libsoup2.4 libgdata is basically unmaintained by GNOME now. It was suggested that someone who really misses the Google Drive feature could create a gvfs-google-drive library that would port that part of libgdata to libsoup3. The other parts of libgdata may not even work any more. Other Info ---------- Sorry about the error in the changelog entry, but this change was made in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/1.57.2-2ubuntu2 The biggest blocker to removing libsoup2.4 from Ubuntu universe is porting or removing the Unity plugins. https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/transitions/html/libsoup3.html https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/bts-usertags.cgi?user=pkg-gnome- maintainers%40lists.alioth.debian.org&tag=libsoup2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/2109801/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
