Bug#633500: gnome: Dependency on network-manager can break DNS resolution

[Yves Rutschle]

Package: gnome
Version: 1:2.30+7
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software


network-manager is a bit of a catastrophe when installed on
servers: it just happily erases /etc/resolv.conf and leaves
your system with no DNS at all.

Meta-package 'gnome' pulling network-manager is a Bad Idea,
as it might get installed on many systems that are not
mobile, and for which it will break the network settings.

(frankly, the list of outstanding bugs for network-manager
should be enough to not install it, or at least ask the user
for confirmation.)


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.2
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-vserver-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR at euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gnome depends on:
ii  avahi-daemon           0.6.27-2+squeeze1 Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
pn  epiphany-extensions    <none>            (no description available)
pn  evolution-exchange | e <none>            (no description available)
ii  evolution-plugins      2.30.3-5          standard plugins for Evolution
ii  evolution-webcal       2.28.1-1          webcal: URL handler for GNOME and 
ii  gdm-themes             0.6.2             Themes for the GNOME Display Manag
pn  gedit-plugins          <none>            (no description available)
pn  gnome-codec-install    <none>            (no description available)
pn  gnome-desktop-environm <none>            (no description available)
pn  gnome-games            <none>            (no description available)
pn  gnome-themes-extras    <none>            (no description available)
pn  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg   <none>            (no description available)
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins- 0.10.15-1         GStreamer plugins from the "ugly" 
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring   2.30.3-5          PAM module to unlock the GNOME key
ii  rhythmbox-plugins      0.12.8-3          plugins for rhythmbox music player
ii  software-center        2.0.7debian7      Utility for browsing, installing, 
ii  synaptic               0.70~pre1+b1      Graphical package manager
pn  system-config-printer  <none>            (no description available)
pn  tomboy | gnote         <none>            (no description available)
pn  totem-mozilla          <none>            (no description available)
pn  transmission-gtk       <none>            (no description available)

Versions of packages gnome recommends:
pn  gdebi                      <none>        (no description available)
pn  gnome-games-extra-data     <none>        (no description available)
pn  gnome-office               <none>        (no description available)
pn  liferea | evolution-rss |  <none>        (no description available)
ii  menu-xdg                   0.5           freedesktop.org menu compliant win
pn  mozilla-plugin-gnash       <none>        (no description available)
pn  network-manager-gnome      <none>        (no description available)
pn  shotwell                   <none>        (no description available)
ii  update-notifier            0.99.3debian8 Daemon which notifies about packag

Versions of packages gnome suggests:
pn  gnome-dbg                     <none>     (no description available)
pn  openoffice.org-evolution      <none>     (no description available)
pn  openoffice.org-gnome          <none>     (no description available)