Dependency on rdesktop package not resolved during install

[Theo Barker]

Dependency on the 'rdesktop' package is not resolved during installation of the gnome-rdp package.

$ uname -a
Linux u1404vm 3.13.0-27-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 15 18:06:16 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 16 Petra
Release: 16
Codename: petra
 $ uname -a
Linux ewqlovwsrndtb03 3.11.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 9 16:20:46 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Theo Barker (theo-barkerz)]

Error log:

Information: Creating process for rdesktop -d domain -u <username> -p "<password>" -k en-us -g 1680x1050 -a 24 -z -x l -5 -r sound:local hostname.domain.com
Error: ApplicationName='rdesktop', CommandLine=' -d domain -u <username> -p "<password>'4" -k en-us -g 1680x1050 -a 24 -z -x l -5 -r sound:local hostname.domain.com', CurrentDirectory='/', Native error= Cannot find the specified file
Verbose: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: ApplicationName='rdesktop', CommandLine=' -d <domain> -u <username> -p "<password>'4" -k en-us -g 1680x1050 -a 24 -z -x l -5 -r sound:local hostname.domain.com', CurrentDirectory='/', Native error= Cannot find the specified file
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start_noshell (System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo, System.Diagnostics.Process process) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start_common (System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo, System.Diagnostics.Process process) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.Diagnostics.Process:Start ()
  at GnomeRDP.SessionHost.WorkerThread () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

[truxpin (faustria)]

Had the same problem on Ubuntu 14.04 64bit.
Solved by installing rdesktop.

[Theo Barker (theo-barkerz)]

Truxpin: it may sound pedantic, but from a usability perspective installing rdesktop is NOT a solution. It's a workaround.