[Bug 1050419] [NEW] kipi-plugins-common packages .desktop files without corresponding executable files

[David D Lowe]

Public bug reported:

The kipi-plugins-common includes .desktop files, without including the
corresponding executable files. The corresponding executable files are
found in kipi-plugins. kipi-plugins-common does not depend on kipi-
plugins, which means useless .desktop files can be installed by the
user.

Steps to reproduce:

$ sudo apt-get install kipi-plugins-common
# ...
$ grep '^Exec' /usr/share/applications/kde4/photolayoutseditor.desktop 
Exec=photolayoutseditor
$ photolayoutseditor
The program 'photolayoutseditor' is currently not installed.  You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install kipi-plugins
$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends kipi-plugins
# ...
$ photolayoutseditor
# works

kipi-plugins should include both the executables and the .desktop
files, and kipi-plugins-common should include neither.

An important sympton of this bug is in the Ubuntu Software Centre. If
you search for "Photo Layouts Editor" in the Ubuntu Software Centre and
install it, you will get a non-functioning icon in the launcher.

I don't know if fixing kipi-plugins-common and kipi-plugins will
automatically fix the catalogue in the Ubuntu Software Centre, so I'm
marking the Software Centre as affected.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: kipi-plugins-common 4:2.5.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic-pae 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 13 13:52:54 2012
Dependencies:
 
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: digikam
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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

** Affects: lubuntu-software-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise running-unity

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