[Bug 1241881] Re: gnome-keyring depends on transitional package libgcr-3-1

[Logan Rosen]

I added a rationale. Impact really isn't necessary here.

** Description changed:

  According its package description, libgcr-3-1 version 3.8.2-4 in Saucy
  Salamander is a transitional package that should be safe to remove.
  However, an attempt to remove the package reveals that gnome-keyring
  (version 3.8.2-0ubuntu3) depends on it. I cannot tell if removing the
  dependency from gnome-keyring was forgotten or libgcr-3-1 has been
  wrongfully marked as transitional, but the latter seems highly unlikely.
  Either way this is a problem that should be fixed.
+ 
+ [Rationale]
+ People should be able to remove transitional packages without removing the packages that depend on their replacements. This is forbidding people from removing libgcr-3-1 without removing gnome-keyring as well.
  
  [Test Case]
  Install the gnome-keyring package, and then try removing the transitional libgcr-3-1 package. It forces the removal of gnome-keyring, even though gnome-keyring should depend on libgcr-base-3-1 instead.
  
  [Regression Potential]
  None. This is just a simple dependency change.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: gnome-keyring 3.8.2-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Oct 19 01:43:15 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-07 (1137 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: gnome-keyring
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (0 days ago)

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Title:
  gnome-keyring depends on transitional package libgcr-3-1

Status in “gnome-keyring” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  According its package description, libgcr-3-1 version 3.8.2-4 in Saucy
  Salamander is a transitional package that should be safe to remove.
  However, an attempt to remove the package reveals that gnome-keyring
  (version 3.8.2-0ubuntu3) depends on it. I cannot tell if removing the
  dependency from gnome-keyring was forgotten or libgcr-3-1 has been
  wrongfully marked as transitional, but the latter seems highly
  unlikely. Either way this is a problem that should be fixed.

  [Rationale]
  People should be able to remove transitional packages without removing the packages that depend on their replacements. This is forbidding people from removing libgcr-3-1 without removing gnome-keyring as well.

  [Test Case]
  Install the gnome-keyring package, and then try removing the transitional libgcr-3-1 package. It forces the removal of gnome-keyring, even though gnome-keyring should depend on libgcr-base-3-1 instead.

  [Regression Potential]
  None. This is just a simple dependency change.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: gnome-keyring 3.8.2-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Oct 19 01:43:15 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-07 (1137 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: gnome-keyring
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (0 days ago)

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