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FS#78649 - Package "Discover" broken due to required dependency listed as "optional"

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Octavian Dinu (dncrash) - Monday, 29 May 2023, 23:05 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Monday, 29 May 2023, 23:45 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: The "Discover" package manager install is by default broken. It doesn't work without "packagekit-qt5", but for some reason that's listed as an "optional" dependency, while in this case it's clearly mandatory.

Steps to reproduce:
1. pacman -S discover
2. Try to open discover
3. Notice the error message: "No application backends found, please report to your distribution". This is me doing just that. The software won't work until packagekit-qt5 is installed
This task depends upon

Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Monday, 29 May 2023, 23:45 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:   FS#74303 
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Monday, 29 May 2023, 23:45 GMT
Thanks, but it *is* optional actually. You can still use the app in a limited sense without a backend. Also note that "packagekit-qt5" is "not recommended, use at your own risk". See also  FS#74303 

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