[Bug 1717951] Re: UIFe: Drop imagemagick-display from the default install

[Jeremy Bicha]

Here's a patch for ubuntu-settings to hide the Display app from the
Ubuntu and Ubuntu on Xorg desktops. This is similar to what Ubuntu
Budgie, Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu GNOME already do.

Alternatively, we could just modify Ubuntu's imagemagick to either not
install the .desktop or set NoDisplay=true there.

My original proposal to split imagemagick's display app to a separate
package ended up being more difficult than I expected because
imagemagick's packaging is complicated.

** Patch added: "hide-imagemagick-ubuntu-settings-lp1717951.debdiff"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1717951/+attachment/4961828/+files/hide-imagemagick-ubuntu-settings-lp1717951.debdiff

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Title:
  UIFe: Drop imagemagick-display from the default install

Status in imagemagick package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in imagemagick package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  Impact
  ======
  I'm proposing to drop the ImageMagick app from the default Ubuntu 17.10.

  It is visible in the Show Applications view of the Activities Overview
  so this could impact screenshots.

  Justification
  =============
  imagemagick is a collection of commandline utilities for working with images, photos, etc. It is a required dependency for many things and will still be installed by default.

  Bundled with imagemagick is the "display" app, which is an app with an
  unusual, difficult-to-use UI. It was not intentionally included in the
  default Ubuntu install but was only there because it was packaged
  together.

  I am proposing splitting the display app to a separate binary package
  so that it is available for install for the few who do want to use the
  app.

  I tried proposing this to Debian. See comment #60 on the attached
  Debian bug but the Debian maintainer doesn't seem interested in
  accepting my proposal any time soon. (I emailed him directly a few
  months ago too.)

  List Notifications
  ==================
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2017-September/020534.html
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-translators/2017-September/007403.html

  Other Info
  ==========
  I will be attaching a patch for review by the Desktop Team here soon.

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