[Bug 298617] Re: Popularity Contest should be uninstallable

[Timo Aaltonen]

I don't see a reason not to demote the dependency as a recommends
instead.

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Triaged

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Title:
  Popularity Contest should be uninstallable

Status in “popularity-contest” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: popularity-contest

  Popularity Contest is (at least in hardy) enabled by default.
  It now has a dependency with ubuntu-standard, and no menu item in "services".
  This means that switching it off cannot be done via the GNOME UI.
  There are several reasons why a user or administrator would like to switch it off.

  I see no reason for the dependency with ubuntu-standard, except in order to FORCE users to enable it when using Ubuntu.
  Making it recommended for ubuntu-standard, instead of a hard dependency would enable me to uninstall it using synaptic package manager.

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