[Bug 1457753] Re: smbclient not installed by default 15.04 and newer

[Robie Basak]

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

Personally I don't mind either way. Users who need smbclient generally
know they need it and so should be able to install it themselves.
Changing this kind of default between releases isn't really a regression
- the point of new releases is to be able to change defaults like this.

If you really want this changed, first this needs to be checked on
Debian to see if it is an Ubuntu-only issue or not. If this does turn
out to apply to Debian too, then I think it is most likely a deliberate
design decision and a justification to change it back would need to be
made in Debian.

I'll mark the Ubuntu task "Won't Fix" since: 1) I think it is most
likely a deliberate change in Debian, therefore not a bug, and not
something we'd consider changing directly in Ubuntu over Debian's
decision without further justification; and 2) I think it's therefore
unlikely that this change will ever happen in Ubuntu, there's little
point in keeping a bug open about it, and keeping the bug open gives
others misleading expectations.

I would be happy for this bug to be re-opened though if any of my
assumptions are wrong or if a real reason to change it comes to light.

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  smbclient not installed by default 15.04 and newer

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  While helping someone troubleshoot a problem on the forums, I found
  that smbclient is not installed by default on 15.04 and newer.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: smbclient 2:4.1.17+dfsg-4ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-18.18-generic 3.19.6
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu May 21 23:27:19 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-29 (23 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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