Comment 28 for bug 1632870

On 2016-10-28 23:01, Nathanaël Naeri wrote:
> Gunnar:
>> As regards dependencies in Ubuntu, I don't think it's possible to
>> let a package in universe/multiverse recommend or depend on a
>> package in Canonical Partner, since the latter is not enabled by
>> default.
>
> I thought so too, but now I'm not sure it's that much of a problem,
> as long as a fallback is in place.

Well, when working with bug #1633678 I tested it and changed my mind. The proposal there does not include a fallback, and the package system seems to handle it fine.

Btw, Your remark about the recommends of ubuntu-restricted-addons was interesting considering a post I made to the ubuntu-devel mailing list earlier today:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-October/039529.html

(I posted a correction afterwards, so if you read that message, please read the whole thread.)