Bug#484009: ftp.debian.org: Core gnome metapackages removed from Lenny breaks gnome desktop
Hi,
On Mon, 02 Jun 2008, Frans Pop wrote:
> Pierre Habouzit wrote:
> >> update-manager
> >> update-notifier
> >
> > Those are RC buggy for a long time, and leaf nodes, they can come back
> > in when the RC bug is fixed. And if tasksel depends on them then we have
> > some kind of a issue because release tools completely don't know about
> > that.
>
> Tasksel will install them if available, but desktop installs will not fail
> in any way if they are missing.
But the user experience will significantly differ if they lost their
applet to upgrade their system and apply security updates.
I believe it's _not_ a reasonable removal, those bugs should be fixed or
downgraded...
Cheers,
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Raphaël Hertzog
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