This is "fixed" now... dbus-sharp is completely deprecated and ndesk- dbus supports all you want as you've already noticed I guess ;)
** Changed in: dbus-sharp (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: dbus-sharp => ndesk-dbus Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- No DBusType Array and Dict types in the package https://launchpad.net/bugs/40861 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs