[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 82436] Re: wesnoth-all meta-package request (for gnome-app-install)

[Chauncellor]

As of Jaunty, this is still a problem.

>From the description of gnome-app-install:

"Please note that this package recommends only three of the official
campaigns, those that are considered to be an introduction to the game.
They are just recommended but not depended on - quite some people enjoy
the multiplayer mode for which they aren't needed. If you want to have
all the official campaigns installed you are encouraged to install
wesnoth."

Firstly, this description is easy to miss. I and another person have
missed this description. Secondly, the packages set to install do not
include critical components such as music. Users should not be expected
to hunt around to get the game they want to work working. This should be
a two click process to get the necessary packages included. Currently,
it fails fantastically at providing a working program upon install via
add/remove.

** Also affects: gnome-app-install
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: gnome-app-install
       Status: New => Confirmed

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wesnoth-all meta-package request (for gnome-app-install)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/82436
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Status in The gnome application installer: Confirmed
Status in “wesnoth” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in “wesnoth” package in Debian: Fix Released

Bug description:
New users of Linux/Ubuntu will see gnome-app-install and simply assume that is how you get a program installed.
Currently when you install "wesnoth" you get no music and no campaigns this makes the package almost useless.

My spec as such is for a meta-package called wesnoth-all which would install wesnoth along with all of it's extra packages for inclusion into gnome-app-install.
This means then that new users need only use this package and have a game ready to rock straight away.