[Bug 1210138] [NEW] Installing ubuntu-desktop without recommends does not result in an usable minimal desktop

[Krzysztof Kosinski]

Public bug reported:

Installing the package ubuntu-desktop on an Ubuntu Server installation
using:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop

does not result in an usable minimal desktop. It is not possible to run any applications, because the Applications lens is missing, and it's not possible to log out since there is no session indicator. To fix this, these packages should be added to Depends:
- unity-lens-applications
- indicator-session

The following packages are not required for desktop functionality, yet they are in Depends:
- checkbox-qt
- eog
- gnome-calculator
- gnome-font-viewer
- gnome-screenshot
- gucharmap
- nautilus-sendto
- software-center
- update-notifier

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.299
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug  8 15:22:10 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-07 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug gnome3-ppa raring third-party-packages

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Title:
  Installing ubuntu-desktop without recommends does not result in an
  usable minimal desktop

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installing the package ubuntu-desktop on an Ubuntu Server installation
  using:

  sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop

  does not result in an usable minimal desktop. It is not possible to run any applications, because the Applications lens is missing, and it's not possible to log out since there is no session indicator. To fix this, these packages should be added to Depends:
  - unity-lens-applications
  - indicator-session

  The following packages are not required for desktop functionality, yet they are in Depends:
  - checkbox-qt
  - eog
  - gnome-calculator
  - gnome-font-viewer
  - gnome-screenshot
  - gucharmap
  - nautilus-sendto
  - software-center
  - update-notifier

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.299
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Aug  8 15:22:10 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-07 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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