Bug#884045: gnome should recommend gnome-getting-started-docs

[Matteo Cortese]

Package: gnome
Version: 1:3.22+5
Severity: minor

Please consider changing the dependency of gnome on
gnome-getting-started-docs from Depends: to Recommends: for the following
reasons.

1. Not installing gnome-getting-started-docs does not hinder the use of
Gnome. That's a clear call for Recommends.

2. A document called "Getting Started" is, by definition, only used once at
the beginning. It must be possible to remove it later on.

3. The size of gnome-getting-started-docs is far from negligible, nearing
200 MB. On some constrained systems it may be an issue.

​Using Recommends will achieve both goals: the documents will get installed
by default by inexperienced users, and will not bother those users skilled
enough to override a Recommends dependency.
​
Mfc​
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