Missing dependency on python-gconf

[Chris Halse Rogers]

The ‘unity --reset’ wrapper requires python-gconf, but unity declares no dependency upon it:

┌─(chris@Swordfish:pts/0)─────────────────────────────────────────────────(~)─┐
└─(19:30:%)── unity --reset ──(Sun,Jan29)─┘
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/unity", line 21, in <module>
    import gconf
ImportError: No module named gconf

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.0.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-11.19-generic 3.2.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
Date: Sun Jan 29 21:14:30 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120128)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report. Confirmed on Precise.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

use a Recommends rather a Depends please, the wrapper is not required

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

I do not see why it shold be a recommends, or someone has to patch the wrapper to not get a traceback if not there.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 5.2.0-0ubuntu1

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unity (5.2.0-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

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