Activity log for bug #1593678

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2016-06-17 11:21:22 Pander bug added bug
2016-06-17 12:31:03 Launchpad Janitor matplotlib (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2016-06-17 12:42:36 Pander description Please, drop the unneeded font dependency in python-matplotlib-data on ttf-bitstream-vera. Upon inspection, only templates in this software refer to this font but also to other fonts such as DejaVu. The software uses graceful degradation when the certain font is not found. In general, hard dependencies on font are not desirable. This is especially the case for a well-known font such as this which is also distributed via TeX Live. When a font is offered by both APT and TeX Live, it is easier for users to solve this conflict when font packages can be deinstalled. However, with unneeded dependencies that is a problem for the user as APT cannot purge font package without breaking dependencies. Alternatively, this dependency could be downgraded to a recommendation or a suggestion. Ideally, the dependency is removed all together. Please, drop the unneeded font dependency in python-matplotlib-data on ttf-bitstream-vera. Upon inspection, only templates in this software refer to this font but also to other fonts such as DejaVu. The software uses graceful degradation when the certain font is not found. In general, hard dependencies on font are not desirable. This is especially the case for a well-known font such as this which is also distributed via TeX Live. When a font is offered by both APT and TeX Live, it is easier for users to solve this conflict when font packages can be deinstalled. However, with unneeded dependencies that is a problem for the user as APT cannot purge font package without breaking dependencies. Alternatively, this dependency could be downgraded to a recommendation or a suggestion. Ideally, the dependency is removed all together. Also worth mentioning is that Ubuntu is lagging years behind with packaging of TeX Live. Hence, users of TeX Live are forced to solve font collisions in this way.
2016-06-24 22:13:03 Alberto Salvia Novella matplotlib (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Low
2017-02-25 20:38:13 Pander tags font packaging python xenial yakkety font packaging python zesty
2017-05-02 08:32:24 Pander tags font packaging python zesty artful font packaging python zesty
2018-05-02 08:50:40 Pander tags artful font packaging python zesty artful bionic font packaging python zesty
2018-05-06 12:36:29 Pander tags artful bionic font packaging python zesty bionic cosmic font packaging python
2018-10-31 14:55:21 Pander tags bionic cosmic font packaging python disco font packaging python
2020-01-08 15:48:11 Pander tags disco font packaging python disco eoan focal font packaging python
2020-06-23 04:06:17 Pander tags disco eoan focal font packaging python focal font groovy packaging python