synaptic should provide information why dependencies are broken in the package details dialog

Bug #1409097 reported by Karl-Philipp Richter
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
synaptic (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Currently `synaptic` only marks a package with broken dependencies as defect although it contains all information to provide information what is causing the breakage (missing dependency, conflict, etc.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: synaptic 0.81.2
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-031900rc3-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jan 9 20:16:10 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-03 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
SourcePackage: synaptic
SystemImageInfo:
 current build number: 0
 device name:
 channel: daily
 last update: Unknown
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Karl-Philipp Richter (krichter722) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Vlad Orlov (monsta)
tags: added: precise trusty vivid
removed: amd64 apport-bug
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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