Bug#819372: Please downgrade Depends on gnome-shell-extension-weather to Recommends

Josh Triplett josh at joshtriplett.org
Sun Mar 27 18:00:22 UTC 2016


Package: gnome
Version: 1:3.14+4
Severity: wishlist

The gnome metapackage depends on gnome-shell-extension-weather, and
gnome-shell-extension-weather depends on a specific range of gnome-shell
versions.  When GNOME moves to a new major version, either in
experimental or in the subsequent transition in unstable,
gnome-shell-extension-weather typically lags behind the main GNOME
packages in getting updated (which makes sense, as it's a lot less
critical than the core GNOME packages).  This frequently results in the
situation where it would be possible to upgrade all of GNOME to a new
version in unstable or experimental, if not for
gnome-shell-extension-weather.

Given that this represents an optional extension to gnome-shell,
packaged from a separate source rather than part of the GNOME project,
not enabled by default (requiring explicit enablement via
gnome-tweak-tool or similar), and has a tendency to lag in updates,
would you consider downgrading the current Depends on
gnome-shell-extension-weather to a Recommends?  This would still install
it by default in the default apt configuration.

Thanks,
Josh Triplett

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.5.0-rc7-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages gnome depends on:
ii  alacarte                       3.11.91-2
ii  avahi-daemon                   0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1
ii  bijiben                        3.18.2-1
ii  brasero                        3.12.1-1
ii  cheese                         3.18.1-2
ii  cups-pk-helper                 0.2.5-2+b1
ii  desktop-base                   8.0.2
ii  evolution                      3.18.5.1-1
ii  evolution-plugins              3.18.5.1-1
ii  file-roller                    3.20.0-1
ii  gedit                          3.18.3-1
ii  gedit-plugins                  3.18.0-1+b1
ii  gimp                           2.8.16-1
ii  gnome-clocks                   3.18.0-1+b1
ii  gnome-color-manager            3.18.0-1+b1
ii  gnome-core                     1:3.14+4
ii  gnome-documents                3.18.2-1
ii  gnome-games                    1:3.14+4
ii  gnome-getting-started-docs     3.18.2-1
ii  gnome-logs                     3.18.1-1
ii  gnome-maps                     3.20.0-1
ii  gnome-music                    3.18.2-1
ii  gnome-nettool                  3.8.1-1+b1
ii  gnome-orca                     3.18.2-1
ii  gnome-photos                   3.18.2-1
ii  gnome-shell-extension-weather  0~20151125.gitccaa1eb-1
ii  gnome-sound-recorder           3.18.2-1
ii  gnome-tweak-tool               3.18.1-1
ii  goobox                         3.4.1-6
ii  gstreamer1.0-libav             1.8.0-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly      1.8.0-1
ii  inkscape                       0.91-7+b1
ii  libgsf-bin                     1.14.36-1
ii  libgtk2-perl                   2:1.2498-1
ii  libreoffice-calc               1:5.1.2~rc1-1
ii  libreoffice-evolution          1:5.1.2~rc1-1
ii  libreoffice-gnome              1:5.1.2~rc1-1
ii  libreoffice-impress            1:5.1.2~rc1-1
ii  libreoffice-writer             1:5.1.2~rc1-1
ii  nautilus-sendto                3.8.2-2
ii  network-manager-gnome          1.1.91-1
ii  polari                         3.18.1-2
ii  rhythmbox                      3.3-1
ii  rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder    3.3-1
ii  rhythmbox-plugins              3.3-1
ii  rygel-playbin                  0.28.3-1
ii  rygel-tracker                  0.28.3-1
ii  seahorse                       3.18.0-2
ii  simple-scan                    3.19.2-1
ii  telepathy-gabble               0.18.3-2+b1
ii  telepathy-rakia                0.8.0-3
ii  telepathy-salut                0.8.1-5+b1
ii  totem-plugins                  3.18.1-2+b1
ii  transmission-gtk               2.84-3
ii  vinagre                        3.18.2-1
ii  xdg-user-dirs-gtk              0.10-1

Versions of packages gnome recommends:
pn  gnome-software  <none>

Versions of packages gnome suggests:
pn  firefox-esr-l10n-all | firefox-l10n-all  <none>
ii  xul-ext-adblock-plus                     2.7.2+dfsg-1
pn  xul-ext-gnome-keyring                    <none>

Versions of packages gnome-core depends on:
ii  adwaita-icon-theme         3.18.0-2
ii  at-spi2-core               2.18.3-4
ii  baobab                     3.18.1-1
ii  caribou                    0.4.20-1
ii  caribou-antler             0.4.20-1
ii  dconf-cli                  0.24.0-2
ii  dconf-gsettings-backend    0.24.0-2
ii  empathy                    3.12.11-1+b3
ii  eog                        3.18.2-1
ii  evince                     3.20.0-1
ii  evolution-data-server      3.18.5-1
ii  firefox-esr                45.0.1esr-1
ii  fonts-cantarell            0.0.21-1
ii  gdm3                       3.18.2-1
ii  gkbd-capplet               3.6.0-1
ii  glib-networking            2.48.0-1
ii  gnome-backgrounds          3.18.0-1
ii  gnome-bluetooth            3.18.3-1
ii  gnome-calculator           3.20.0-1
ii  gnome-contacts             3.18.1-1
ii  gnome-control-center       1:3.18.2-1
ii  gnome-dictionary           3.18.0-2
ii  gnome-disk-utility         3.20.0-1
ii  gnome-font-viewer          3.16.2-1+b1
ii  gnome-keyring              3.18.3-1
ii  gnome-menus                3.13.3-6
ii  gnome-online-accounts      3.18.4-1
ii  gnome-online-miners        3.14.3-1+b1
ii  gnome-packagekit           3.18.0-1
ii  gnome-screenshot           3.18.0-1
ii  gnome-session              3.18.1.2-1
ii  gnome-settings-daemon      3.18.2-1
ii  gnome-shell                3.18.4-1
ii  gnome-shell-extensions     3.18.4-1
ii  gnome-sushi                3.18.0-2
ii  gnome-system-log           3.9.90-4
ii  gnome-system-monitor       3.20.0-1
ii  gnome-terminal             3.20.0-1
ii  gnome-themes-standard      3.18.0-2
ii  gnome-user-guide           3.18.1-1
ii  gnome-user-share           3.18.1-1
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas  3.18.1-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base  1.8.0-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-good  1.8.0-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio    1.8.0-1
ii  gucharmap                  1:3.18.2-1
ii  gvfs-backends              1.26.2-1+b1
ii  gvfs-bin                   1.26.2-1+b1
ii  gvfs-fuse                  1.26.2-1+b1
ii  libatk-adaptor             2.18.1-3
ii  libcanberra-pulse          0.30-2.1
ii  libcaribou-gtk-module      0.4.20-1
ii  libcaribou-gtk3-module     0.4.20-1
ii  libgtk-3-common            3.18.9-1
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring       3.18.3-1
ii  mousetweaks                3.12.0-1
ii  nautilus                   3.18.5-1
ii  pulseaudio                 8.0-1
ii  sound-theme-freedesktop    0.8-1
ii  totem                      3.18.1-2+b1
ii  tracker-gui                1.8.0-2
ii  vino                       3.20.0-1
ii  yelp                       3.16.1-1
ii  zenity                     3.18.1.1-1

Versions of packages gnome-core recommends:
ii  anacron                2.3-23
ii  network-manager-gnome  1.1.91-1

gnome-core suggests no packages.

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