** Description changed:
- As requested by the Ubuntu Release Team, I am providing early notice of
- a Feature Freeze Exception I intend to request soon (approximately March
- 27)
-
- What is Needed Now
- -----
- Waiting a few days for review of
https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gnome-software/-/merge_requests/16
-
Impact
------
- I request permission to land a change I am making in Debian to split
gnome-software's .deb support into a separate package,
gnome-software-plugin-deb, to match the existing -snap and -flatpak packages.
This will allow users and flavors to specifically opt into the parts of the
GNOME Software experience they want. For instance, someone may want to use only
the Flatpak part because they use the Snap Store to manage .debs and Snaps. Or
maybe they want a different combination.
+ I request permission to sync the gnome-software packaging from Debian. The
biggest change is splitting gnome-software's .deb support into a separate
package, gnome-software-plugin-deb, to match the existing -snap and -flatpak
packages. This will allow users and flavors to specifically opt into the parts
of the GNOME Software experience they want. For instance, someone may want to
use only the Flatpak part because they use the Snap Store to manage .debs and
Snaps. Or maybe they want a different combination.
This has been requested by multiple users on Ubuntu Discourse and at
least one Launchpad bug and one Debian bug.
- Potential Problems
- -------
- gnome-software has an explicit Recommend: gnome-software-plugin-deb so that
people upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will keep the deb support installed. That
recommends will be dropped for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS because it won't be needed
then. (There is a Depends on the virtual packages that enable installing apps.)
-
- Other Related Changes
- ---------------------
- I am dropping the fwupd plugin to Suggests so upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
will likely get it uninstalled and new installs won't have it either unless a
user explicitly installs it later.
+ fwupd plugin
+ ------------
+ I am dropping the fwupd plugin (now in a separate package too) to Suggests so
upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will likely get it uninstalled and new installs
won't have it either unless a user explicitly installs it later.
Ubuntu Desktop includes the firmware-updater snap. Several Ubuntu
desktop flavors also include it. For people who don't want snaps, there
is also the gnome-firmware app packaged as a .deb.
Because Ubuntu already has update-manager to handle apt update
notifications, I am also dropping the autostart file to reduce
background RAM use.
A few Ubuntu desktop flavors do not provide any firmware updater app at
all. Ubuntu Budgie developers thought a firmware updater app was too
technical for inclusion in the default Ubuntu 24.04 LTS install.
+ autostart
+ ---------
+ I have also dropped the autostart file since the fwupd plugin is no longer
included by default and Ubuntu already has ways to notify users about available
apt updates (update-manager and unattended upgrades) and snaps already
automatically update.
+
+ Potential Problems
+ -------
+ gnome-software has an explicit Recommend: gnome-software-plugin-deb so that
people upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will keep the deb support installed. That
recommends will be dropped for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS because it won't be needed
then. (There is a Depends on the virtual packages that enable installing apps.)
+
+
+ Full Changelog Entries
+ ------------------
+ gnome-software (46.0-4) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * Fix typo in gnome-software-plugin-deb package description
+ * Add lintian overrides for desktop-command-not-in-package
+
+ -- Jeremy Bícha Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:45:30 -0400
+
+ gnome-software (46.0-3) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * Update Homepage
+ * Release to Unstable
+
+ -- Jeremy Bícha Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:23:28 -0400
+
+ gnome-software (46.0-2) experimental; urgency=medium
+
+ * Split deb support into separate gnome-software-plugin-deb package
+ (Closes: #1066030) (LP: #2019137, #2056767)
+ * Have each plugin provide a virtual gnome-software-plugin package
+ * Suggest all the gnome-software plugins
+ * Recommend gnome-software-plugin-deb for upgrades
+ * Split firmware update support into separate fwupd plugin & recommend it
+ except on Ubuntu which provides a separate firmware-updater app
+ Intentionally, do not have this provides the virtual gnome-software-plugin
+ since it doesn't allow browsing apps.
+ * Drop patch that hides upstreams Software Sources dialog (Closes: #1060803)
+ * Drop Depends: software-properties-gtk
+ * Stop recommending gnome-software-plugin-snap on Ubuntu
+
+ -- Jeremy Bícha Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:33:03 -0400
+
+ Build Logs
+ ----------
+
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+sourcepub/15898505/+listing-archive-extra
+
Desktop Flavors Affected
------------------------
GNOME Software is currently included in the default install for only
- Ubuntu Cinnamon
+ Ubuntu Cinnamon. I have been in contact with Ubuntu Cinnamon lead Joshua
Peisach who does not object to these changes.
** Summary changed:
- DRAFT [FFe] gnome-software package split
+ FFe: Sync gnome-software 46.0-4 (universe) from Debian unstable (main) with
gnome-software packaging split
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => New
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FFe: Sync gnome-software 46.0-4 (universe) from Debian unstable (main)
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