An auto backend support within matplotlib would be great. I'll try to find bug tracker for matplotlib and see if there is a request already for this, if not I'll file one and help to add code to support that.
In the mean time we still have the all mightly debian packaging =DDDD I think that it will be possible to write a post install script which will do the following: 1) check dependencies for all possible backends 2) Ignore backends for which dependencies are missing 3) Out of the working backends pick the pretties one 4) modify /etc/matplotlibrc to default to one that is installed By bash-foo is not perfect but I will work on this in the next week or so. So for now I'll assign this bug to myself. If I succeed I'll work with debian packaging team to incorporate it =D ** Changed in: matplotlib (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Дмитрий Ледков (dmitrij.ledkov) Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- Missing package dependency https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301007 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs