[Bug 1722057] [NEW] libqt4-webkit transitional package not ported from Debian

[Mikhail N]

Public bug reported:

I tried to install proprietary software which's deb package depends from libqt4-webkit (Rumus, https://www.fxclub.org/software/rumus2/ ) and it cannot be installed without modifying debian/control and repackaging the bianaries; I see that Debian seems to have dropped this transitional package and now it it present only on ARM64: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=libqt4-webkit&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all
Why did they drop the transitinal package on all architectures except ARM64? Can Ubuntu port the transitional package to easify life for its users? Should I report this bug to Debian?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libqtwebkit4 2.3.2-0ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sun Oct  8 13:20:53 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-28 (40 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
SourcePackage: qtwebkit-source
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-09-16 (21 days ago)

** Affects: qtwebkit-source (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful third-party-packages

** Description changed:

- I tries to install proprietary software which's deb package depends from libqt4-webkit (Rumus, https://www.fxclub.org/software/rumus2/ ) and it cannot be installed without modifying debian/control and repackaging the bianaries; I see that Debian seems to have dropped this transitional package and now it it present only on ARM64: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=libqt4-webkit&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all
+ I tried to install proprietary software which's deb package depends from libqt4-webkit (Rumus, https://www.fxclub.org/software/rumus2/ ) and it cannot be installed without modifying debian/control and repackaging the bianaries; I see that Debian seems to have dropped this transitional package and now it it present only on ARM64: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=libqt4-webkit&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all
  Why did they drop the transitinal package on all architectures except ARM64? Can Ubuntu port the transitional package to easify life for its users? Should I report this bug to Debian?
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: libqtwebkit4 2.3.2-0ubuntu13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Sun Oct  8 13:20:53 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-28 (40 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  SourcePackage: qtwebkit-source
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-09-16 (21 days ago)

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