Ubuntu
evolution package

Illogical package names

Bug #488795 reported by YannUbuntu
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evolution (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
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Bug Description

Many users use Thunderbird, and therefore uninstal Evolution.
If a user uninstals all evolution-... packages thinking this will only uninstals Evolution, he will destroy his system because the following evolution-packages :
- evolution-common
- evolution-documentation-..
- evolution-data-server-common
- evolution-data-server
are used by other Gnome applications. (according to https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+question/91644 )

So I suggest to rename them gnome-common-something... instead of evolution-something...

And to split evolution-documentation into evolution-documentation (specific to evolution only) + gnome-common-something...-documentation

I know this may happen very rarely, and that the system warns it will uninstal other packages, but this is an unlogical situation that i think can be quickly and easily solved.

my 2 cents

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

not a bug and not the first time a such request is made check for duplicate next time before opening a bug there

Changed in evolution (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Invalid
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the short reply is that normal user don't care about package names, those who do should know what they are doing, the name is coming from upstream and ubuntu is not going to rename projects against the software writter decision...

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