Bug#1107601: unblock (pre-approval): gnome-shell/48.2-3

[Simon McVittie]

Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: gnome-shell at packages.debian.org, debian-desktop at lists.debian.org, debian-gtk-gnome at lists.debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:gnome-shell
User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock

[ Reason ]
- Improve how apps are split between the Dash (pinned favourite apps in
  bottom panel) and app grid (main menu) for the set of apps that get
  installed by default in trixie (#1099579)
- New upstream bug fix release

[ Impact ]
If not accepted:
- various upstream bugs including #1104630 and a crash bug will continue
  to be present
- new installations of our default desktop environment will not have the
  UX that we had hoped for

[ Tests ]
A functionally equivalent version is available from experimental. It 
works normally on my GNOME system.

Automated tests still pass. A lot of gnome-shell's functionality is not 
feasible to test via automated testing, but there is a new automated 
test for #1104630.

For the downstream changes for #1099579, I installed debian-installer 
rc1 with GNOME into a virtual machine, then upgraded gnome-shell to this 
version and emptied the user's home directory (to make sure that all 
changes took effect). See #1099579 for screenshots and discussion.

[ Risks ]
Key package, high visibility.

The upstream changes are narrowly-targeted bug fixes, and could easily 
be reverted via patches if they cause a problem.

The downstream changes are also narrowly-targeted and could easily be 
reverted if they cause a problem. The highest-risk of these changes is 
that we moved im-config.desktop from the top level of the app grid into 
a System folder, which could make it more difficult for new users to find.

[ Checklist ]
  [x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
  [x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
  [x] attach debdiff against the package in testing
      - the debdiff is testing vs experimental, what I'm proposing to
        upload to unstable is the experimental version plus a changelog
        entry

[ Other info ]
We could easily subdivide these changes by topic (#1099579 vs upstream 
bugfix release) or more narrowly (applying or reverting individual 
changes) if the release or desktop teams would like a subset of them but 
not the whole lot. Please let the GNOME team know what is preferred.
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