language-support-* packages depend on Firefox, Thunderbird and Open Office Writer on Ubuntu and Kubuntu
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
openoffice.org-l10n (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
language-
Users who want language support do not necessarily also want to install large extra user applications, particularly not on Kubuntu where, for example, Firefox is not the default browser. It also means that anyone who uninstalls any of these applications will be told that they need to uninstall their language packs too.
This problem holds on Edgy, Feisty, Gutsy and Hardy.
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
Version:
- Kubuntu: Feisty Fawn, 7.04
Test-case:
- Install Kubuntu from live-CD with default options
- Once overything is installed, use add/remove packages and install language-support, e.g. for "fi"
Expected outcome:
- Packages related to support of that language are installed
Actual outcome:
- Also Firefox and Thunderbird are installed, which are not part of Kubuntu, nor something I need (because they are very large)
Could the language selection be a bit less dumb and actually check what things are needed?
Or maybe the support could be a bit more finegrained so that large language packs like Firefox & Thunderbird etc can be selected separately when installing languages?
(Maybe similarly how Windows installers by default have all components selected but user can leave out some of them)
(This is somewhat related edgy bug 64200)
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I can confirm that problem, although I tried to install language_ support_ zh.
And I can also confirm that it's very annoying, especially when you are on a dead slow internet connection in china, and that downloading all the firefox and thunderbird packages take several hours.