Bug#272922: gnome-desktop-environment: Please add mozilla-firefox as third browser alternative

[Johannes Rohr]

Package: gnome-desktop-environment
Version: 58
Severity: wishlist

Hello,

I wonder if it is possible to have mozilla-firefox as third alternative
to ephiphany-browser and galeon. I know that it is not exactly a GNOME
program. Still, being an easy-to-use fast and slim, non-bloated and
standard-compliant piece of software it essentially serves the same
purpose as the other two mozilla-based browsers. 

Plus, it is extrememly popular nowadays.

My personal interest is to save download time, as not having to install
galeon or epiphany-browser would also save me from downloading
mozilla-browser. Plus it would unclutter my 'Internet' menu, given that
installing ephiphany actually adds four menu items ('Web Browser',
'Bookmarks', 'Mozilla Web Browser' and 'Mozilla Composer')

I'm NOT opting for making firefox the default browser, I'm just opting
to add a choice.

To actually fulfil this purpose, the dependency on mozilla-xft |
mozilla-browser (>= 2:1.7-3) should be dropped. This would be possible
if you bump up the depends on ephiphany-browser to (>=1.2.8) and on
Galeon to (>=1.3.17) as those versions depend on the newer
mozilla-browser which has the former mozilla-xft package integrated.

Thanks,

Johannes

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-k7
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8

Versions of packages gnome-desktop-environment depends on:
ii  esound                        0.2.29-1   Enlightened Sound Daemon - Support
ii  fam                           2.7.0-5    File Alteration Monitor
ii  file-roller                   2.8.0-1    an archive manager for GNOME
ii  galeon                        1.3.16-1   GNOME web browser for advanced use
ii  gcalctool                     4.3.51-4   A GTK+ 2.0 desktop calculator
ii  gconf-editor                  2.6.2-1    An editor for the GConf configurat
ii  gnome-about                   2.6.1-2    The GNOME about box
ii  gnome-core                    58         The GNOME Desktop Environment -- e
ii  gnome-games                   1:2.6.2-2  games for the GNOME desktop
ii  gnome-gv                      1:2.6.2-3  GNOME PostScript viewer
ii  gnome-media                   2.6.2-1    Gnome 2 Media Utilities
ii  gnome-system-monitor          2.6.0-5    Process viewer and system resource
ii  gnome-themes                  2.8.0-1    official themes for the GNOME 2 de
ii  gnome-utils                   2.6.2-1    GNOME desktop utilities
ii  gnome2-user-guide             2.6.0.1-1  GNOME 2 User's Guide
ii  gnomemeeting                  1.0.2-3    The GnomeMeeting Voice Over IP Sui
ii  gpdf                          2.7.91-0.1 Portable Document Format (PDF) vie
ii  gucharmap                     1:1.2.0-6  Unicode character picker and font 
ii  mozilla-browser [mozilla-xft] 2:1.7.2-2  The Mozilla Internet application s
ii  nautilus-cd-burner            2.6.1-4    CD Burning front-end for Nautilus
ii  nautilus-media                0.8.0-2    Multimedia goodies for Nautilus
ii  zenity                        2.6.2-2    Display graphical dialog boxes fro

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