Bug#1027995: gnome: rhythmbox functionality overlaps with gnome-music
Matteo Settenvini
matteo.settenvini at montecristosoftware.eu
Thu Jan 5 17:53:35 GMT 2023
Package: gnome
Version: 1:42+8
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
as it can be seen at https://apps.gnome.org/, Rhythmbox is not listed among
GNOME recommended applications.
In fact, it sees only minor changes and it overlaps in functionality with
gnome-music, which is also a direct dependency.
I propose to either:
* Move rhythmbox-plugins and rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder as "recommends" of
rhythmbox itself, and have the gnome package depend on
"gnome-music | rhythmbox" instead.
or:
* Simply demote rhythmbox as a suggested package.
It puzzles users to have two different music players (one of which very old
looking too).
PS. Incidentally, it is a bit unclear to me how the gnome-core package is put
together. Isn't that meant to contain also GNOME core applications, such as
gnome-music, gnome-maps, gnome-weather, gnome-clocks... which the GNOME
developers consider part of the basic user experience?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers unstable-debug
APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental-debug'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.0.0-6-amd64 (SMP w/24 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=it_IT.utf8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages gnome depends on:
ii avahi-daemon 0.8-6+b1
ii cheese 43.0-1
ii cups-pk-helper 0.2.6-1+b1
ii desktop-base 12.0.2
ii evolution 3.46.2-1
ii evolution-plugins 3.46.2-1
ii file-roller 43.0-1
ii gnome-calendar 43.1-1
ii gnome-clocks 43.0-1
ii gnome-color-manager 3.36.0-1+b1
ii gnome-core 1:42+8
ii gnome-maps 43.2-1
ii gnome-music 42.1-1
ii gnome-sound-recorder 43~beta-1
ii gnome-tweaks 42~beta-3
ii gnome-weather 43.0-1
ii gstreamer1.0-libav 1.20.3-1+b1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly 1.20.3-1
ii libgsf-bin 1.14.50-1
ii libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager 0.4.18-1
ii libreoffice-calc 1:7.4.4~rc2-2
ii libreoffice-gnome 1:7.4.4~rc2-2
ii libreoffice-impress 1:7.4.4~rc2-2
ii libreoffice-writer 1:7.4.4~rc2-2
ii network-manager-gnome 1.30.0-2
ii orca 43.0-1
ii rhythmbox 3.4.6-2
ii rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder 3.4.6-2
ii rhythmbox-plugins 3.4.6-2
ii rygel-playbin 0.42.0-2
ii rygel-tracker 0.42.0-2
ii seahorse 43.0-1
ii shotwell 0.30.17-1
ii simple-scan 42.5-2
ii totem-plugins 43.0-2
ii xdg-user-dirs-gtk 0.11-1
Versions of packages gnome recommends:
pn gnome-games <none>
ii gnome-initial-setup 43.2-1
ii gnome-remote-desktop 43.2-1
ii transmission-gtk 3.00-2.1+b1
Versions of packages gnome suggests:
ii alacarte 3.44.2-1
pn empathy <none>
pn firefox-esr-l10n-all | firefox-l10n-all <none>
ii goobox 3.6.0-9
pn polari <none>
ii vinagre 3.22.0-8.1
pn webext-ublock-origin <none>
Versions of packages gnome-core depends on:
ii adwaita-icon-theme 43-1
ii at-spi2-core 2.46.0-4
ii baobab 43.0-1
ii dconf-cli 0.40.0-4
ii dconf-gsettings-backend 0.40.0-4
ii eog 43.1-1
ii evince 43.1-2
ii evolution-data-server 3.46.2-1
ii fonts-cantarell 0.303.1-1
ii gdm3 43.0-1
ii gkbd-capplet 3.28.1-1
ii glib-networking 2.74.0-2
ii gnome-backgrounds 43-1
ii gnome-bluetooth-sendto 42.5-1
ii gnome-calculator 1:43.0.1-1
ii gnome-characters 43.1-1
ii gnome-contacts 43.0-1
ii gnome-control-center 1:43.2-1
ii gnome-disk-utility 43.0-1
ii gnome-font-viewer 43.0-1
ii gnome-keyring 42.1-1+b1
ii gnome-logs 43.0-1
ii gnome-menus 3.36.0-1
ii gnome-online-accounts 3.46.0-1
ii gnome-session 43.0-1
ii gnome-settings-daemon 43.0-3
ii gnome-shell 43.1-2
ii gnome-shell-extensions 43.1-1
ii gnome-software 43.2-3
ii gnome-sushi 43.0-2
ii gnome-system-monitor 42.0-2
ii gnome-terminal 3.46.7-1
ii gnome-text-editor 43.1-2+b1
ii gnome-themes-extra 3.28-2
ii gnome-user-docs 43.0-1
ii gnome-user-share 43.0-1
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 43.0-1
ii gstreamer1.0-packagekit 1.2.6-2
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.20.4-1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.20.3-1+b1
ii gvfs-backends 1.50.2-2
ii gvfs-fuse 1.50.2-2
ii libatk-adaptor 2.46.0-4
ii libcanberra-pulse 0.30-10
ii libglib2.0-bin 2.74.4-1
ii libpam-gnome-keyring 42.1-1+b1
ii libproxy1-plugin-gsettings 0.4.18-1
ii libproxy1-plugin-webkit 0.4.18-1
ii librsvg2-common 2.54.5+dfsg-1
ii libspa-0.2-bluetooth 0.3.63-1+b1
ii nautilus 43.1-1
ii pipewire-pulse 0.3.63-1+b1
ii sound-theme-freedesktop 0.8-2
ii system-config-printer-common 1.5.18-1
ii system-config-printer-udev 1.5.18-1
ii totem 43.0-2
ii tracker 3.4.2-1
ii wireplumber 0.4.13-1
ii xdg-desktop-portal-gnome 43.1-2
ii yelp 42.2-1
ii zenity 3.43.0-1
Versions of packages gnome-core recommends:
ii epiphany-browser [gnome-www-browser] 43.0-2
ii firefox [gnome-www-browser] 108.0-2
ii libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager 0.4.18-1
ii network-manager-gnome 1.30.0-2
gnome-core suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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