-------- Original Message --------
From: intrigeri <intrigeri@???>
Apparently from: tails-dev-bounces@???
To: Anonymous <anonymous@???>
Cc: tails-dev@???
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] dconf-editor dropped, gedit-plugins, systemd,w32codecs
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2016 11:38:27 +0100
> Hi,
>
> Anonymous wrote (07 Mar 2016 01:17:01 GMT) :
> > 1. Why was dconf-editor dropped from Tails?
>
> According to our Git history, we've never shipped it in Tails.
[SNIP]
I did some research on this and yes the 'dconf-editor' program was installed, but not directly. The package which did install it has been removed in 2.0.1. I have not yet tried 2.2 but I assume the situation is the same.
Here's what I found:
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dconf-tools mysterious disappearance in 2.0.1 solved! dconf-tools is missing!
(A) Let's look in Tails 1.8.1
(B) Let's look in Tails 2.0.1
(C) Let's look at Debian's site
(D) In closing
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(A) Let's look in Tails 1.8.1:
$ cat /etc/*release
TAILS_PRODUCT_NAME="Tails"
TAILS_VERSION_ID="1.8.1"
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$ dpkg -l | grep dconf-tools
ii dconf-tools 0.12.1-3 i386 simple configuration storage system - utilities
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Synaptic -> Settings -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Show package properties in the main window
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selected package: dconf-tools
clicked on the Installed Files tab
one of the binaries is called, "dconf-editor"
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dconf-editor is listed in Applications->System Tools as "dconf Editor"
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$ whereis dconf-editor
dconf-editor: /usr/bin/dconf-editor /usr/bin/X11/dconf-editor /usr/share/dconf-editor
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(B) Let's look in Tails 2.0.1:
$ cat /etc/*release
TAILS_PRODUCT_NAME="Tails"
TAILS_VERSION_ID="2.0.1"
##
$ dpkg -l | grep dconf
ii dconf-cli 0.22.0-1 i386 simple configuration storage system - utilities
ii dconf-gsettings-backend:i386 0.22.0-1 i386 simple configuration storage system - GSettings back-end
ii dconf-service 0.22.0-1 i386 simple configuration storage system - D-Bus service
ii libdconf1:i386
- None of the above packages contain the dconf-editor program.
- The package 'dconf-tools' is missing in Tails 2.0.1 but available in 1.8.1
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(C) Let's look at Debian's site:
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/dconf-tools
Package: dconf-tools (0.22.0-1)
transitional dummy package
DConf is a low-level key/value database designed for storing desktop environment settings.
This package is a transitional package installing dconf-cli and dconf-editor, it can safely be removed
Other Packages Related to dconf-tools
dep: dconf-cli
dep: dconf-editor
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(D) In closing, a few of the most recent but older versions had 'dconf-tools' installed,
which supplied the dconf-editor program.
I'd like to request 'dconf-tools' to return again, so we can use 'dconf-editor'.
Thank you for your support.
