Bug#771183: gnome-core: to many uneccesary dependencies

[Patrice Duroux]

Hi,

I am coming back on this 'wontfix' and agree that it should provide a way to
install the GNOME Core Applications.

But first point, are they the ones here:
https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/
or the ones there:
https://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/gnome.org/teams/releng/3.38.3/versions

Second point why also keeping depends on some «2nd order» deps repeating
sometimes the one tied to the app deps or recommends?

Is there any risk to keep noises regarding the real need for the listed apps. 

For instance, one of my point is about: gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio

With the Bullseye packaging of the version 1.18, it is an dummy transitional
package but sure if it gnome-core stay to ref any gstreamer* >= 1.14, then
theoretically it may still not be dummy.

Finally, I seems to me that gnome package is a bit better in that way.

Thanks,
Patrice

Package: gnome-core
Version: 1:3.38+3
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Source: meta-gnome3
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
<pkg-gnome-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 34,8 kB
Depends: libatk-adaptor (>= 2.38), at-spi2-core (>= 2.38), adwaita-icon-theme,
baobab (>= 3.38), fonts-cantarell (>= 0.111), caribou (>= 0.4.21), dconf-cli (>=
0.38), dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.38), eog (>= 3.38), evince (>= 3.38),
evolution-data-server (>= 3.36), sound-theme-freedesktop, gdm3 (>= 3.38), gedit
(>= 3.36), glib-networking (>= 2.58), gnome-backgrounds (>= 3.38), gnome-
bluetooth (>= 3.34), gnome-calculator (>= 3.38), gnome-characters (>= 3.34),
gnome-contacts (>= 3.38), gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.38), gnome-disk-utility
(>= 3.38), gnome-font-viewer (>= 3.34), gnome-keyring (>= 3.36), libpam-gnome-
keyring (>= 3.36), gnome-logs (>= 3.36), gnome-menus (>= 3.36), gnome-online-
accounts (>= 3.36), gnome-online-miners (>= 3.34), gnome-session (>= 3.38),
gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.38), gnome-shell (>= 3.38), gnome-shell-extensions
(>= 3.38), gnome-software (>= 3.36), gnome-system-monitor (>= 3.38), gnome-
terminal (>= 3.38), gnome-themes-extra (>= 3.28), gnome-user-docs (>= 3.38),
gnome-user-share (>= 3.34), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.38), gstreamer1.0-
plugins-base (>= 1.14), gstreamer1.0-plugins-good (>= 1.14), gstreamer1.0-
packagekit, gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio (>= 1.14), gvfs-backends (>= 1.46),
libglib2.0-bin, gvfs-fuse (>= 1.46), firefox-esr (>= 78) | firefox (>= 78) |
chromium | chromium-browser | epiphany-browser, libcanberra-pulse, libproxy1-
plugin-gsettings, libproxy1-plugin-webkit, librsvg2-common, gkbd-capplet (>=
3.26), nautilus (>= 3.38), pulseaudio, pulseaudio-module-bluetooth, system-
config-printer-common, system-config-printer-udev, gnome-sushi (>= 3.34), totem
(>= 3.38), tracker, yelp (>= 3.38), zenity (>= 3.32)
Recommends: network-manager-gnome, libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager
Suggests: gnome