Bug#1089127: gnome-core: Install locales-all by default

Martin-Éric Racine martin-eric.racine at iki.fi
Thu May 29 08:26:09 BST 2025


Package: gnome-core
Version: 1:48+2
Followup-For: Bug #1089127
X-Debbugs-Cc: martin-eric.racine at iki.fi

Adding that recommends was a really bad idea. We really don't want to pull all locales in by default.

What this should instead be:

locales-all | locales

This way, if someone already has installed and configured locales, GNOME will be able to use them.

Martin-Éric

-- System Information: Debian Release: 13.0
  APT prefers testing-debug
  APT policy: (500, 'testing-debug'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.12.27-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fi_FI.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=fi:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages gnome-core depends on:
ii  adwaita-icon-theme            48.0-1
ii  baobab                        48.0-2
ii  cups                          2.4.10-2+b1
ii  evince                        48.0-1
ii  evolution-data-server         3.56.1-2
ii  fonts-cantarell               0.303.1-4
ii  gdm3                          48.0-1
ii  glib-networking               2.80.1-1
ii  gnome-backgrounds             48.0-1
ii  gnome-bluetooth-sendto        47.1-1
ii  gnome-calculator              1:48.1-2
ii  gnome-calendar                48.1-2
ii  gnome-characters              48.0-1
ii  gnome-clocks                  48.0-2
ii  gnome-connections             48.0-2
ii  gnome-contacts                48.0-2
ii  gnome-control-center          1:48.1-2
ii  gnome-disk-utility            46.1-2
ii  gnome-font-viewer             48.0-2
ii  gnome-keyring                 48.0-1
ii  gnome-logs                    45.0-1
ii  gnome-maps                    48.2-1
ii  gnome-menus                   3.36.0-3
ii  gnome-session                 48.0-1
ii  gnome-settings-daemon         48.1-1
ii  gnome-shell                   48.1-1
ii  gnome-snapshot                48.0.1-1
ii  gnome-software                48.1-1
ii  gnome-sushi                   46.0-2
ii  gnome-system-monitor          48.1-2
ii  gnome-terminal                3.56.1-1
ii  gnome-text-editor             48.2-2
ii  gnome-user-docs               48.1-1
ii  gnome-weather                 48.0-2
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas     48.0-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-packagekit       1.3.1-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base     1.26.1-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-good     1.26.1-1
ii  gvfs-backends                 1.57.2-2
ii  gvfs-fuse                     1.57.2-2
ii  libatk-adaptor                2.56.2-1
ii  libcanberra-pulse             0.30-18
ii  libglib2.0-bin                2.84.1-2
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring          48.0-1
ii  loupe                         48.1-3
ii  nautilus                      48.1-2
ii  orca                          48.1-1
ii  pipewire-audio                1.4.2-1
ii  simple-scan                   46.0-2
ii  system-config-printer-common  1.5.18-4
ii  system-config-printer-udev    1.5.18-4
ii  tecla                         48.0.2-1
ii  totem                         43.1-6
ii  yelp                          42.2-4
ii  zenity                        4.1.90-1

Versions of packages gnome-core recommends:
ii  firefox-esr [gnome-www-browser]        128.10.1esr-1
ii  funkyware-software [gnome-user-share]  1134
ii  gnome-remote-desktop                   48.1-1
ii  gnome-tour                             48.1-4
ii  gnome-user-share                       48.0-1
pn  locales-all                            <none>
ii  low-memory-monitor                     2.1-2+b1
pn  network-manager                        <none>
ii  rygel-playbin                          0.44.2-1
ii  rygel-tracker                          0.44.2-1

Versions of packages gnome-core suggests:
pn  gnome                <none>
ii  gnome-color-manager  3.36.2-2
pn  gnome-initial-setup  <none>

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