[Bug 37707] Re: language-selector should not uninstall packages without a warning (allow opt-out)

[Brian Murray]

Hello neu, or anyone else affected,

Accepted language-selector into precise-proposed. The package will build
now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-
selector/0.79.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag
from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the
bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing will help
us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed

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Title:
  language-selector should not uninstall packages without a warning
  (allow opt-out)

Status in “language-selector” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “language-selector” source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  Precise SRU proposal
  ====================

  [Impact]
  When removing a language, not language specific packages are removed as well, some of which you may not want to be deleted. I (gunnarhj) have occationally experienced that e.g. evince and gimp - packages I often use - are suddenly gone. Very annoying!

  [Test Case]
  Steps to reproduce with version 0.79:
  - Install a random language.
  - Launch gnome-language-selector from a terminal window.
  - Start removing the language, but interrupt by clicking "Cancel" when asked to authenticate.
  - Make a note of the list of packages that were about to be removed.

  After installing version 0.79.2 (will be available in precise-proposed):
  - Launch gnome-language-selector from a terminal window.
  - Remove the previously installed language.
  - Note that the list of removed packages is shorter than before.

  [Regression Potential]
  The fix simply restricts which packages are removed. Besides the intentional and harmless effect that some redundant packages are kept when a language is removed, the regression risk is low.

  [Original description]
  After upgrading a recently-installed xubuntu-desktop from breezy to dapper, I ran gnome-language-selector for the first time.

  I selected Norwegian bokmål as my supported (and default) language,
  and pressed apply.   As I watched the debug log, I discovered that
  language-selector removed the xubuntu-desktop, firefox and mozilla-
  mplayer packages _without warning_.

  My language-selector package is version 0.1.15

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