[Bug 1740618] Re: Remove gksu from Ubuntu

[Jeremy Bicha]

** Summary changed:

- Remove unmaintained gksu reverse dependencies
+ Remove gksu from Ubuntu

** Also affects: gksu (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: libgksu (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** No longer affects: macchanger-gtk (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  Remove gksu from Ubuntu

Status in edubuntu-netboot package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in gksu package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in libgksu package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in macchanger-gtk package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in network-config package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in sbackup package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in umit package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu
  for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also.

  It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated
  privileges for the specific actions where it is needed.

  It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in
  Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. Instead of running gksu gedit or gksu
  nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to
  admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file.

  Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not
  support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland
  as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the
  default in 18.10.

  $ reverse-depends src:gksu
  Reverse-Recommends
  ==================
  * cinnamon                      (for gksu)
  * lxde-core                     (for gksu)
  * macchanger-gtk                (for gksu)
  * wicd-gtk                      (for gksu)
  * zenmap                        (for gksu)

  Reverse-Depends
  ===============
  * edubuntu-netboot              (for gksu)
  * peony-gksu                    (for gksu)
  * umit                          (for gksu)

  List of packages to remove and commentary
  -----------------------------------------
  * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug
  * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016.
  * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?)
  * gksu
  * libgksu

  Blocker bug
  -----------
  peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201

  References
  ----------
  https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/
  https://bugs.debian.org/892768

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