Help with ubuntu-docs - removal of firefox-homepage update-alternative

[Matthew East]

Hi,

Sorry to repeat this, but is anyone at all able to help with the
below? We haven't been able to upload any new versions of ubuntu-docs
in oneiric until this is resolved.

Thanks in advance if you can help.

Matt

On 20 May 2011 08:23, Matthew East <mdke at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> I realise that the below email was probably sent at a bad time shortly
> before UDS! Is there anyone who might be able to help out with it now?
>
> We have the first oneiric package of ubuntu-docs ready at
> lp:~ubuntu-core-doc/ubuntu-docs/oneiric but I would like to resolve
> this issue before uploading it.
>
> Many thanks for any help you can give.
>
> Matt
>
> On 30 April 2011 23:59, Matthew East <mdke at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Back in the dapper release cycle we introduced a system of
>> update-alternatives to specify the location of the firefox default
>> homepage depending on whether Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu or Edubuntu was
>> installed [1].
>>
>> Firefox has long since moved to its own network detection and
>> online/offline page, but the offline browser page and the
>> update-alternatives are still carried in ubuntu-docs. I believe they
>> are still used by epiphany but I think the solution adopted by firefox
>> is appropriate and want to remove the browser homepage and
>> update-alternatives from ubuntu-docs in Oneiric.
>>
>> As far as I can see this entails running the command
>> "update-alternatives --remove-all firefox-homepage" and removing the
>> directory /usr/share/ubuntu-artwork and subdirectories during the
>> installation of ubuntu-docs but my packaging knowledge is not
>> appropriate to deal with this and I would really appreciate some
>> assistance!
>>
>> Could someone help me with how to achieve this?
>>
>> Many thanks in advance for any help you can give.
>>
>> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperFirefoxStartPageTranslation
>>
>> --
>> Matthew East
>> http://www.mdke.org
>> gnupg pub 1024D/0E6B06FF
>>
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