libnss-winbind should be installed per default on desktop systems

[Søren Holm]

Windows name-resolution does not work out-of-the-box on kubuntu and ubuntu desktop images.

Therefore I'd like to propose that libnss-winbind should be installed per default on desktop images. I will make WINS name resolution work out of the box which is something that you would expect as a normal user.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libnss-winbind 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.28-generic 3.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-8-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
BothFailedConnect: Yes
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Fri Feb 14 00:27:28 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-24 (51 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20131224)
SambaServerRegression: No
SmbConfIncluded: No
SourcePackage: samba
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

It would only be fixed on a best-effort or outside-contribution basis.

[Søren Holm (sgh)]

Ok. I'd like to do that then. Do you have any pointers to the meta-data describing deskttop-flavor packages and how to edit /etc/ configuration files ?

 Install the package per default and add "wins" to the hosts-line in /etc/nsswitch.conf should be enough afaik.

[Søren Holm (sgh)]

How can I contribute this change?