Bug#385086: gnome-desktop-environment: should depend on libgnome2-perl for debconf

[Henrik Kroeger]

Package: gnome-desktop-environment
Version: 1:2.14.2.1
Severity: wishlist

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Hi!

gnome-desktop-environment or gnome-utils should depend on libgnome2-perl or tasksel
should somehow select it.

In a default Debian Installation with tasksel selecting "Desktop Environment" obviously 
libgnome2-perl does not get installed. This results in debconf not being able to use the
gnome-interface. Debconf even suggests installing it then.

If a (novice) user uses i.e. Synaptic and installs i.e. seahorse (a package asking a debconf-question)
the user will not be asked the question until she/he clicks on the details-button.

- -- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-686
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages gnome-desktop-environment depends on:
ii  epiphany-browser      2.14.2.1-2         Intuitive GNOME web browser
ii  esound                0.2.36-3           Enlightened Sound Daemon - Support
ii  evince                0.4.0-2            Document (postscript, pdf) viewer
ii  evolution             2.6.2-4            groupware suite with mail client a
ii  fast-user-switch-appl 2.14.2-1           Applet for the GNOME panel providi
ii  file-roller           2.14.4-1           an archive manager for GNOME
ii  firefox-gnome-support 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.4-1 Support for Gnome in Mozilla Firef
ii  gcalctool             5.8.20-1           A GTK2 desktop calculator
ii  gconf-editor          2.14.0-3           An editor for the GConf configurat
ii  gdm                   2.14.5-1           GNOME Display Manager
ii  gnome-about           2.14.3-1           The GNOME about box
ii  gnome-backgrounds     2.14.2.1-1         a set of backgrounds packaged with
ii  gnome-core            1:2.14.2.1         The GNOME Desktop Environment -- e
ii  gnome-games           1:2.14.3-1         games for the GNOME desktop
ii  gnome-keyring-manager 2.14.0-1           keyring management program for the
ii  gnome-media           2.14.2-1           GNOME media utilities
ii  gnome-netstatus-apple 2.12.0-5+b1        Network status applet for GNOME 2
ii  gnome-nettool         2.14.2-1           network information tool for GNOME
ii  gnome-system-monitor  2.14.5-1           Process viewer and system resource
ii  gnome-system-tools    2.14.0-1.1         Cross-platform configuration utili
ii  gnome-themes          2.14.3-1           official themes for the GNOME 2 de
ii  gnome-utils           2.14.0-2           GNOME desktop utilities
ii  gnome-volume-manager  1.5.15-1           GNOME daemon to auto-mount and man
ii  gnomemeeting          1.2.3-5            The GnomeMeeting Voice Over IP Sui
ii  gtk2-engines          1:2.6.10-1         theme engines for GTK+ 2.x
ii  gucharmap             1:1.6.0-1          Unicode character picker and font 
ii  industrial-cursor-the 0.6.1.2            flat-looking cursor theme for X
ii  libgnomevfs2-extra    2.14.2-1           GNOME virtual file-system (extra m
ii  nautilus-cd-burner    2.14.3-1           CD Burning front-end for Nautilus
ii  sound-juicer          2.14.5-1           GNOME 2 CD Ripper
ii  totem                 1.4.1-2            A simple media player for the Gnom
ii  vino                  2.13.5-3           VNC server for GNOME
ii  zenity                2.14.3-1           Display graphical dialog boxes fro

Versions of packages gnome-desktop-environment recommends:
pn  dasher                        <none>     (no description available)
pn  fam                           <none>     (no description available)
pn  gnome-accessibility-themes    <none>     (no description available)
pn  gnome-mag                     <none>     (no description available)
pn  gnopernicus                   <none>     (no description available)
pn  gok                           <none>     (no description available)

- -- no debconf information

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