Please remove userful-multiplier from Multiverse

[LaserJock]

Binary package hint: userful-multiplier

In consideration of multiple long-standing issues (see bug #363313 ) Userful has asked that it's userful-multiplier package be removed from the Ubuntu Multiverse archives.

The problems are significant enough, causing failed system upgrades,etc., that I think it would be useful if we could get the packages removed from stable releases as well. I'm not sure what the current policy is on stable-release removals, but if it's not possible to get a direct removal would it be okay to upload dummy packages as SRUs?

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

LGTM, subscribing ubuntu-archive.

[userful (multiplier)]

Hi,

One small problem, the Usersul Multiplier version for 8.04 (hardy) is the the only package that properly works, but the one's for Lucid, Karma & Jaunty etc were broken. We were in discussion with Jordan Mantha & thought this information was passed on.

This package was kept & is still available on the repo, but broken is :
  lucid (x11): Userful's Virtualized X-Server (Trial Version) [multiverse]
 341-20090901000926-0ubuntu1: i386

This is the only package that "should" be left on the Multiverse:
  hardy (x11): Userful's Virtualized X-Server (Trial Version) [multiverse]
8.2-2-0ubuntu1: i386

If you could please remove the package for Lucid & reinstate the one for Hardy, that would be great!

Thanks!
Userful

[userful (multiplier)]

LaserJock suggested we create a dummy package to replace the current broken packages. It would have no content but in it's description would point to the Userful website and used for the versions of UMx & Ubuntu that do not work together, which would be for versions 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10.

Dummy package is attached

This package for 8.04 (hardy) works
  hardy (x11): Userful's Virtualized X-Server (Trial Version) [multiverse]
8.2-2-0ubuntu1: i386

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

I think the dummy package upload is fine.

[userful (multiplier)]

just want to note that 9 other instances of users having problems upgrading to 10.04 have been reported since we created this bug. (see bug #363313)

[Jonathan Riddell (jr)]

If you are uploading a dummy package then this is a stable release update, please follow the normal SRU procedure. Unsubscribing ubuntu-archive

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. This issue has been fixed in newer versions of Ubuntu, and Jaunty/ Karmic are EOL. Thus, I am closing this bugtask.

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

lucid has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the lucid task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".