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[Mathew Hodson <mathew.hodson@xxxxxxxxx>]

None of the packages mentioned in this bug are dependencies of ubuntu-
desktop since at least trusty.

** Summary changed:

- Unnecessary packages in ubuntu-desktop dependencies?
+ ubuntu-desktop should not depend on xsane or espeak

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  ubuntu-desktop should not depend on xsane or espeak

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  *** Please do not add new package names to this bug when you think
  ubuntu-desktop shouldn't depend on them. File a new bug instead. This
  has been a public service announcement. ***

  Hello! This is an "exploratory" bug report. It is based on Gutsy,
  which I'm using right now, but probably applies to the older versions
  too.

  I've just noticed ubuntu-desktop depends on the xsane and espeak
  packages. These two are packages I have never, ever used, and I
  suspect this is true for the vast majority of users.

  I understand out-of-the-box compatibility with scanners and screen-
  readers are desirable qualities for Ubuntu, but isn't there another
  way? Perhaps putting them as "Recommends" dependencies would work;
  espeak could be part of an "ubuntu-accessibility" package, installed
  by default, and xsane could maybe be automatically-installed when a
  scanner is detected.

  The problem is that unnecessary packages not only occupy space, but
  can cause problems too (I've recently have trouble with the GIMP,
  which I use only on digital-camera pictures, not starting up, and
  xsane is the suspect; yes, I know it's a development release, and I
  can handle it, but still). And removing them is a problem, too,
  because (useful) additions to ubuntu-desktop will not be noticed.

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