ttf-mscorefonts-installer depends on update-notifier-common

[rekcuFniarB]

Since Ubuntu 12.04 ttf-mscorefonts-installer depends on update-notifier-common.
I don't need update-notifier, because I prefer check for updates manually, but removing it also removes MS fonts.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Paolo Rotolo (paolorotolo)]

Hi,
Thanks for the bug report!
I've attached at this comment the fix to solve the bug.

Regards.

[Paolo Rotolo (paolorotolo)]

The new package is correctly build on my PPA: https://launchpad.net/~paolorotolo/+archive/testing/+packages
Build log: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/107240584/buildlog_ubuntu-quantal-i386.msttcorefonts_3.4ubuntu4_BUILDING.txt.gz

[Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)]

Thank you for reporting this bug and submitting a patch. Unfortunately, as written, the maintainer scripts won't behave properly if update-notifier-common is not installed so the attached debdiff is inappropriate for inclusion in Ubuntu. While I appreciate the desire to be able to remove a package that is otherwise unused on the system, I am not convinced of the benefit of making the use of update-notifier-common optional vs the added complexity in the package. At this time, I am going to mark this bug as "Won't Fix". If you feel this is in error, please file a new bug with a debdiff that allows the packaging to work properly in either case. Thanks again, and please feel free to file any other bugs you may find.