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

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

** Changed in: imagemagick (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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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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