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[Julian Andres Klode <julian.klode@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are subtle differences between how the meta package is installed
and how tasks are installed, even if the meta package installs all task
packages.

tasksel effectively runs apt install xubuntu-desktop^, that is, it
installs all packages that have the xubuntu-desktop task field set. But
it might also include some other tasks, and I don't remember. That said,
both methods are somewhat crap as they do not mark packages properly as
autoremovable.

Consider a package X depending on A or B. If you install it, it will
install A as well. If you say install X B, it won't install X. That's
the same effect for tasks, and may lead to slightly different choices.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754872

Title:
  apt install xubuntu-desktop does not resolve dependencies properly

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in indicator-datetime package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in xfce4-session package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in xubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Install `xubuntu-desktop` meta package on 18.04 LTS
  2. Login to session
  3a. Click on clock indicator on panel, select "Time & Date Settings"
  3b. Click on Gear, select "About this Computer" or "System Settings"
  3c. Click on keyboard layout indicator, select "Text Entry Settings"

  Expected results:
  xfce-oriented control center is opened

  Actual results:
  gnome-control-center is opened, but with empty window.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: xubuntu-desktop 2.223
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Sat Mar 10 21:10:11 2018
  SourcePackage: xubuntu-meta
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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