Please remove ddrescue from archive (replaced by gddrescue)
Bug #161126 reported by
Inkwina
This bug affects 6 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ddrescue (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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ddrescue (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
gddrescue (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ddrescue
ddrescue (provided in the package gddrescue) and dd_rescue are different pieces of software.
The package name should reflect which of these applications is installed as the current naming is confusing.
apt-get install ddrescue does not install ddrescue (from gddrescue) but dd_rescue.
Even dd-rescue would be a better name.
Ideally dd_rhelp (http://
maybe ddrescue could be a meta-package which depends on gddrescue, dd_rescue and dd_rhelp thus providing a variety of options for attempting data recovery.
Changed in ddrescue: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in gddrescue: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
description: | updated |
affects: | debian → ddrescue (Debian) |
Changed in ddrescue (Debian): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
summary: |
- Package name misleading + Please remove ddrescue from archive (replaced by gddrescue) |
Changed in ddrescue (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Changed in gddrescue (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
tags: | added: precise quantal |
Changed in ddrescue (Debian): | |
status: | Fix Released → Unknown |
Changed in ddrescue (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
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This "bug" "affected" me as well. I couldn't find the real ddrescue, until I looked better. I thoughed gddrescue was a gnome utility for ddrescue, because of the name. Guess standard names makes you lazy. ;-)
I would like if this is solved as well, the way the reporter mentioned.