Package: xdg-user-dirs Severity: important Dear Maintainer,
1. The program creates folders in the user’s home directory * without identifying itself to the user, * without informing the user about the action, and * without a chance for the user to opt out. 2. The program also repurposes existing folders in the user’s home directory * by listing them under “~/.config/user-dirs.dirs” for use by other programs, * without informing the user about the step and the intended future use, * and again without a chance to opt out. 3. In my case, I did not choose to install the “xdg-user-dirs” package. I don’t know how it got on my computer. None of the rdepends apply, and even if it was a dependency remnant, it should have long been autoremoved. Maybe the package was slipped in during the Jessie upgrade. Solution (to 1 and 2): Before taking any action, the program should pop up a dialog to * identify to the user, * inform the user about the planned changes, and * give the user a chance to opt out. * *** Especially, there should be no repurposing of existing folders without the users consent!!! *** Regards, Thomas -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.0 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
