To make it clear: gnome-games is not a dependency of solitare - it is
the name of the package.
Another case are meta packages. Since we plan to install recommended
packages by default in edgy we can hopefully get rid of meta packages
that block apps at all, e.g. evolution is blocked by ubuntu-desktop.
** Summary changed:
- Attempting to Remove Applications with Dependencies Redirects User to Use
Advanced (Synaptic) method
+ Packages that contain several apps should be treated as software collections
** Summary changed:
- Packages that contain several apps should be treated as software collections
+ Meta packages should not depend on any app that appears in the application
menu
** Description changed:
+ Only recommend all apps that appear in the menu, so that they can be
+ removed and replaced by the user without the need to remove the ubuntu-
+ desktop package at all.
+
+ The following bug report is a good use case:
+
Binary package hint: gnome-app-install
The Add/Remove menu feature is a great one. Very simple to use, very
non-geek friendly. Unfortunately there exists a problem of remove
items.
The example I give is this:
Trying AisleRiot Solitare I find that I don't like it, but BlackJack is
great. I decide I want to remove AisleRiot Solitare but I am presented
with a dialog stating the application cannot remove "gnome-games", and
that I must move to the advanced software manager to remove gnome-games.
But I don't want to remove gnome-games, I want to remove AisleRiot
Solitare
Switching to the advanced software manager (synaptic); from a non-
technical users view I would find this interface confusing and
overwhelming. All I want to do is remove AisleRiot Solitare.
Given that gnome-app-install is labeled "Add/Remove" would it not better
serve users to be able to remove any applications listed, just as simply
as it is to add them?
If other packages depend on things that the app you want to remove
depends on, then gnome-app-install should know this and leave the
dependencies alone so far as is required for the other applications to
continue to work unimpeded.
** Changed in: gnome-app-install (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: gnome-app-install => ubuntu-desktop
Assignee: Sebastian Heinlein => (unassigned)
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Meta packages should not depend on any app that appears in the application menu
https://launchpad.net/bugs/48465
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