[Bug 1725099] [NEW] “Vanilla GNOME desktop” task results in incomplete install

[DvoraKing]

Public bug reported:

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 17.10
Release:        17.10

$ apt-cache policy tasksel (and tasksel-data)
  Installed: 3.34ubuntu9
  Candidate: 3.34ubuntu9

Selecting the "Vanilla GNOME desktop" task during installation using
Artful's mini.iso results in only about 80 additional packages being
installed, compared to "Ubuntu desktop"'s 1000+. This results in little,
if anything, more than a basic minimal install.

Running "tasksel --task-package ubuntu-desktop" returns "ubuntu-
desktop^", while running "tasksel --task-packages vanilla-gnome-desktop"
returns nothing at all.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: tasksel-data 3.34ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 19 22:12:51 2017
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: tasksel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: tasksel (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful

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Title:
  “Vanilla GNOME desktop” task results in incomplete install

Status in tasksel package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 17.10
  Release:        17.10

  $ apt-cache policy tasksel (and tasksel-data)
    Installed: 3.34ubuntu9
    Candidate: 3.34ubuntu9

  Selecting the "Vanilla GNOME desktop" task during installation using
  Artful's mini.iso results in only about 80 additional packages being
  installed, compared to "Ubuntu desktop"'s 1000+. This results in
  little, if anything, more than a basic minimal install.

  Running "tasksel --task-package ubuntu-desktop" returns "ubuntu-
  desktop^", while running "tasksel --task-packages vanilla-gnome-
  desktop" returns nothing at all.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: tasksel-data 3.34ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Oct 19 22:12:51 2017
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: tasksel
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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