Bug#1003864: libreoffice-help-it: Libreoffice help depends from Firefox-esr package

[Antonio <antdev66@gmail.com>]

As already mentioned, I use a version of Firefox downloaded from 
www.mozilla.org and at the moment I can't replace it with the one 
available in the repositories because if I do it then it doesn't read 
the user profile and I have to reconfigure everything, which I don't 
want to do.

I would like to install LibreOffice Help to use it offline but if I do 
it then forced me to install Firefox-ESR, which for me would be a 
duplicate I don't need.

It would be interesting if the package manager could install Firefox-ESR 
only if it don't finds other browsers available in the system (in my 
case: /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser -> /opt/firefox/firefox).


Il 17/01/22 20:30, Rene Engelhard ha scritto:
> severity 1003864 wishlist
>
> retitle 1003864 please don' t depend on browsers
>
> thanks
>
>
> Am 17.01.22 um 08:57 schrieb Antonio:
> > Severity: normal
> Why? It's doing that it is intended to do.
>
>
> > If I try to install the LibreOffice help, the Firefox-esr package is
> > automatically installed.
>
>
> That is not new. That is there since ~ 3.5 years...
>
> Just because it is the first alternative. As the reportbug info you 
> posted said itself:
>
> pn  firefox-esr | epiphany-browser | konqueror | chromium | fire <none>
>
> firefox-esr OR epiphany-browser OR konqueror OR chromium OR firefox
>
> (thought that list probably should be reordered?)
>
>
> Why is this? Becuase the help DOES need a X  (well, 
> JavaScript-capable, and the nongui browsers can't) browser. Without 
> that there would be an error (or even worse: nothing happen) when 
> opening the help.
>
>
> One might argue it can be a Recommends: (then only people who don't 
> install recommends per default don't get it, but....)
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Rene