ooqstart-gnome broken dependencies

[Fridtjof Busse]

Binary package hint: ooqstart-gnome

When you try to install ooqstart-gnome, it wants to remove some vital packages:

$ sudo apt-get install ooqstart-gnome
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  openoffice.org-gnome libbtctl4 openoffice.org-gtk ubuntu-desktop
  python-virtkey ubuntu-sounds linux-headers-2.6.17-10-386 linux-headers-386
  scim-modules-socket powernowd scim update-notifier apport libscim8c2a
  ttf-lao libgadu3 gnome-terminal ttf-kochi-gothic festlex-cmu gaim-data
  tango-icon-theme-common libpoppler1-glib foomatic-db-hpijs
  scim-gtk2-immodule gnome-btdownload bluez-utils diveintopython gnome-orca
  xvncviewer gnome-volume-manager openoffice.org-evolution gdb eog gdm
  xfonts-base screensaver-default-images gnome-spell bug-buddy bittorrent
  language-selector python-xml festlex-poslex tsclient rdesktop gaim vino
  gnome-keyring-manager cupsys-driver-gutenprint firefox-gnome-support evince
  ttf-arphic-uming festvox-kallpc16k landscape-client contact-lookup-applet
  xcursor-themes libgnomevfs2-bin libgnome-speech3 foo2zjs ttf-arphic-ukai zip
  language-selector-common hal-device-manager gnome-terminal-data onboard
  libmeanwhile1 slocate gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps xorg festival
  ttf-baekmuk gconf-editor gnome-system-tools libgnomebt0 ttf-arabeyes
  hotkey-setup totem gnome-accessibility-themes libxp6 min12xxw apport-gtk
  libestools1.2 gstreamer0.10-tools bluez-pin example-content gimp-python
  file-roller serpentine nautilus-sendto gnome-cups-manager ssh-askpass-gnome
  lftp
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk ubuntu-desktop
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ooqstart-gnome
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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[Matthias Klose (doko)]

you don't need it, OOo-gtk does have it's own quickstarter integrated (found in the Options).

the package should be removed for feisty.

[Fridtjof Busse (fbusse-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Point taken. Nonetheless, it think it's a bad idea to have a broken package in the repository (even if it's universe) as it will destroy the integrity of the users dpkg-DB.

[Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott)]

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you don't need it, OOo-gtk does have it's own quickstarter integrated (found in the Options). the package should be removed for feisty.
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[Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott)]

Err...

Will remove the following packages from feisty:

  ooqstart | 0.8.3-10ubuntu3 | source
ooqstart-gnome | 0.8.3-10ubuntu3 | amd64, i386, powerpc, sparc

------------------- Reason -------------------
(keybuk) RoM; obsoleted by OOo-gtk
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