[Bug 1704650] [NEW] Can't uninstall Firefox in Ubuntu Mate

[carlix]

Public bug reported:

Does anyone know why Ubuntu MATE meta-packages require Firefox? A meta
package for a distribution depending on a browser seems strange to me.
For example, on Ubuntu (normal Ubuntu) removing Firefox does not remove
the ubuntu-desktop metapackage. I'm fairly certain that other
distributions based on Ubuntu don't have this problem either. If you ask
me, this seems like a bug we should file and help fix. I think the
correct action here would be for the Ubuntu MATE metapackages to set
Firefox as a "recommended" package rather than a "required" one. I could
be wrong on that though.

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

** Package changed: network-manager (Ubuntu) => firefox (Ubuntu)

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