[Bug 1264231] Re: Include samba and libpam-smbpass packages by default

[Robie Basak]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better.

I think changes like this should receive consensus from a wider
audience, rather than just from people watching bugs in samba. In
particular, I don't know what any downsides of doing this might be, and
it would be best to consult with more experienced Ubuntu developers on
this. This bug certainly seems valid; I just don't think that it can be
acted on alone.

Can you bring this up on an appropriate mailing list if you want this
request to make progress? Perhaps ubuntu-desktop?

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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Title:
  Include samba and libpam-smbpass packages by default

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When one tries to share a folder in the network via Nautilus for the
  first time, a dialog asks for installation of two packages and then a
  session restart is required. This used to make sense when we had only
  the space in a CD, but now that Ubuntu doesn't fit in a CD anymore, it
  makes sense to include these packages by default, so that no extra
  steps or reboots are required to complete this task. Besides, this
  would resolve a bug in Ubuntu 13.10 which prevents the installation of
  libpam-smbpass via the GUI offered by Nautilus.

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