** Description changed:
- After upgrading a recently-installed xubuntu-desktop from breezy to
- dapper, I ran gnome-language-selector for the first time.
+ Precise SRU proposal
+ ====================
+
+ [Impact]
+ When removing a language, not language specific packages are removed as well,
some of which you may not want to be deleted. I (gunnarhj) have occationally
experienced that e.g. evince and gimp - packages I often use - are suddenly
gone. Very annoying!
+
+ [Test Case]
+ Steps to reproduce with version 0.79:
+ - Install a random language.
+ - Launch gnome-language-selector from a terminal window.
+ - Start removing the language, but interrupt by clicking "Cancel" when asked
to authenticate.
+ - Make a note of the list of packages that were about to be removed.
+
+ After installing version 0.79.1 (will be available in precise-proposed):
+ - Launch gnome-language-selector from a terminal window.
+ - Remove the previously installed language.
+ - Note that the list of removed packages is shorter than before.
+
+ [Regression Potential]
+ The fix simply restricts which packages are removed. Besides the intentional
and harmless effect that some redundant packages are kept when a language is
removed, the regression risk is low.
+
+ [Original description]
+ After upgrading a recently-installed xubuntu-desktop from breezy to dapper, I
ran gnome-language-selector for the first time.
I selected Norwegian bokmål as my supported (and default) language, and
pressed apply. As I watched the debug log, I discovered that language-
selector removed the xubuntu-desktop, firefox and mozilla-mplayer
packages _without warning_.
My language-selector package is version 0.1.15
** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu Precise)
Status: Triaged => In Progress
** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu Precise)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)
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language-selector should not uninstall packages without a warning
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