Bug#358024: gnome-mouse-properties: /etc/alternatives/x-cursor-theme not updated

[Benjamin Leipold]

Package: gnome-control-center
Version: 1:2.12.3-2
Severity: normal

If using the gnome-mouse-properties to change the cursor theme, it is not changed for
all applications. Firefox or Thunderbird for example still using the theme referenced
by /etc/alternatives/x-cursor-theme.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-7-r2
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages gnome-control-center depends on:
ii  capplets-data            1:2.12.3-2      configuration applets for GNOME 2 
ii  desktop-file-utils       0.10-1          Utilities for .desktop files
ii  gnome-desktop-data       2.12.3-1        Common files for GNOME 2 desktop a
ii  gnome-icon-theme         2.12.1-2        GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gnome-menus              2.12.0-2.1      an implementation of the freedeskt
ii  libart-2.0-2             2.3.17-1        Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0              1.11.3-1        The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libaudiofile0            0.2.6-6         Open-source version of SGI's audio
ii  libavahi-client3         0.6.9-5         Avahi client library
ii  libavahi-common3         0.6.9-5         Avahi common library
ii  libavahi-compat-howl0    0.6.9-5         Avahi Howl compatibility library
ii  libbonobo2-0             2.14.0-1        Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0           2.10.1-2        The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                    2.3.6-3         GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libcairo2                1.0.2-3         The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libdbus-1-2              0.61-5          simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libebook1.2-5            1.4.2.1-1       Client library for evolution addre
ii  libesd-alsa0 [libesd0]   0.2.36-3        Enlightened Sound Daemon (ALSA) - 
ii  libfontconfig1           2.3.2-5         generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6             2.1.10-1.2      FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgamin0 [libfam0]      0.1.7-3         Client library for the gamin file 
ii  libgconf2-4              2.12.1-12       GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgcrypt11              1.2.2-1         LGPL Crypto library - runtime libr
ii  libglade2-0              1:2.5.1-2       library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0             2.8.6-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2       2.12.3-1        Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome-keyring0        0.4.9-1         GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgnome-menu2           2.12.0-2.1      an implementation of the freedeskt
ii  libgnome2-0              2.12.0.1-5      The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0        2.12.0-2        A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgnomeui-0             2.12.1-1        The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0           2.12.2-7        GNOME virtual file-system (runtime
ii  libgnutls11              1.0.16-14       GNU TLS library - runtime library
ii  libgpg-error0            1.2-1           library for common error values an
ii  libgstreamer-plugins0.8- 0.8.12-1        Various GStreamer libraries and li
ii  libgstreamer0.8-0        0.8.12-1        Core GStreamer libraries, plugins,
ii  libgtk2.0-0              2.8.13-1        The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                  6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libjpeg62                6b-12           The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
ii  libmetacity0             1:2.12.3-3      library of lightweight GTK2 based 
ii  libnautilus-extension1   2.12.2-2        libraries for nautilus components 
ii  liborbit2                1:2.14.0-1      libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0            1.10.4-1        Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpng12-0               1.2.8rel-5      PNG library - runtime
ii  libpopt0                 1.7-5           lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libsm6                   6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X Window System Session Management
ii  libstartup-notification0 0.8-1           library for program launch feedbac
ii  libtasn1-2               0.2.17-1        Manage ASN.1 structures (runtime)
ii  libx11-6                 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxcursor1              1.1.3-1         X cursor management library
ii  libxext6                 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxft2                  2.1.8.2-3       FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii  libxi6                   6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X Window System Input extension li
ii  libxinerama1             6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X Window System multi-head display
ii  libxklavier10            2.1-1           X Keyboard Extension high-level AP
ii  libxml2                  2.6.23.dfsg.2-3 GNOME XML library
ii  libxrandr2               6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii  libxrender1              1:0.9.0.2-1     X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  libxss1                  6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X Screen Saver client-side library
ii  libxxf86misc1            6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X miscellaneous extensions library
ii  xlibs                    6.9.0.dfsg.1-4  X Window System client libraries m
ii  zlib1g                   1:1.2.3-11      compression library - runtime

Versions of packages gnome-control-center recommends:
ii  gnome-session                 2.12.0-4   The GNOME 2 Session Manager
ii  gnome2-user-guide             2.8.1-2    GNOME 2 User's Guide

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