Unable to install card themes

[Alberto Salvia Novella]

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HOW TO REPRODUCE
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- Go to the "View / Card style / Install card themes...".

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BEHAVIOUR
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- EXPECTED: To be able to install new card themes.
- REAL: The error message "The catalogue file «/usr/share/aisleriot/aisleriot.catalog» doesn't exist." is shown.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: aisleriot 1:3.6.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-21.32-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 24 11:50:28 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-21 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: aisleriot
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

This is related to, if not a duplicate, of bug #977713.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

It's related but not duplicated, since the fact that session-installer crashes when not finding the catalogue is itself a bug. It doesn't crash in Ubuntu 13.04, although the catalogue cannot be found.

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

A couple possible solutions I see -

1. Change gnome-cards-data to 'Recommend' as opposed to 'Suggest' dependency. This would be easiest, but some folks may not like it if it adds size to the installer. (Is aisleriot part of the installer?)

2. Add "Is gnome-cards-data package installed?" to the error message so it's not as vague.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

Or simply asking the user if he wants to install the needed package.

[DALE CRAMPTON (dale1944-a)]

Also effects Ubuntu 14.04 new install @ 02:00 pst 6/6/2014

[Trond-trondhuso (trond-trondhuso)]

run sudo apt-get install gnome-cards-data and the error message is gone.

So I think the program should actually run the command if someone clicks the link 'Install more card themes'
Or the gnome-cards-data should be installed together with the game

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

I think that simply running the command is the best solution.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

In later versions of aisleriot there isn't an option to install further card themes although additional themes are available if the package "gnome-cards-data" is installed. This change (tested in impish) makes this bug report invalid due to changes in later version of the package.