[FFE] Enable wsdd backend by default

Bug #2081735 reported by Alessandro Astone
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gvfs (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

The wsdd backend in gvfs allows Nautilus, and potentially other clients, to discover Windows 10+ network folders (SMB), using the WS-Discovery protocol.

gvfs implements this feature by using `wsdd` if it is installed. This change thus adds wsdd as a Recommended dependency. wsdd itself received a MIR ack, including a security review. It is confined by AppArmor by default.

Adding this dependency would not impact other parts of the system, other than exposing an additional functionality in Nautilus.

I've verified that with wsdd installed Nautilus sees the Windows 11 host on my local network. The actual browsing of the SMB share is not part of the wsdd functionality, who's role is merely that of discovery.

description: updated
Changed in gvfs (Ubuntu):
milestone: none → ubuntu-24.10
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

To provide extra context on why the request is coming now, the MIR was opened in June but blocked on security review until some days ago

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Graham Inggs (ginggs) wrote :

The wsdd MIR is LP: #2070025

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Graham Inggs (ginggs) wrote :

At the time of writing, the wsdd MIR is still 'In Progress' and wsdd is still in Universe. This needs to be resolved before release.

As far as adding wsdd as a Recommended dependency goes, FFe granted, please go ahead.

Changed in gvfs (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Changed in gvfs (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gvfs - 1.56.0-2

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gvfs (1.56.0-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Add back dependency on wsdd, both on Debian and Ubuntu (LP: #2081735)

 -- Alessandro Astone <email address hidden> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:04:03 -0400

Changed in gvfs (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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