[Bug 828027] Re: plymouth dependency dejavu font missing

[Dennis Knorr]

We have plymouth-label installed, but there's a combination, which makes it a problem :-)
1. ttf-dejavu-core is only a "OR"-connection, other fonts could be installed instead, BUT
2. the dejavu-font is needed in the initramfs-hook, when you build a new version of the initramfs (look at /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth line 68 and 72)
3. since there's no other copied font in the hook, it is not possible to use another one :)

And with our Installsetup & theme (limux) the font wasn't installed at
the right time. and if it is directly used in a initramfs-hook, it is
pretty important. perhaps i misunderstood some policy guidelines about
ubuntu packaging, in that case, please give me a pointer :)

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Title:
  plymouth dependency dejavu font missing

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The plymouth-Package (and his plymouth*-dependencies) does not contain the font deja-vu-sans-Font. The file is in ttf-dejavu-core, but is no dependency of plymouth (but of vlc).
  So, if you install a ubuntu without vlc (e.g. because of own packaging), plymouth will show no messages on bootup, but little little boxes instead of characters.

  This bug is around since lucid (plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu2)

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