Bug#983074: task-gnome-desktop: Please consider recommending synaptic again

Hi,

gagz <[email protected]> wrote (Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:54:33 +0100):
> Package: task-gnome-desktop
> Version: 3.63
> Severity: normal
> Tags: d-i
> 
> Hello maintainers of task-gnome-desktop,
> 
> Synaptic used to be recommended by task-gnome-desktop (and other
> task-*-desktop), until it was removed from Buster (#889897), due to it
> not functionning correctly under Wayland.
> 
> Under GNOME, users have been left with gnome-software to install
> packages, but gnome-software only shows packages shipping AppStream
> metadata, thus most packages don't show up there, such as mat2,
> nautilus-wipe, sm and many more.
> Installing packages not available in gnome-software nowadays requires
> the use of a terminal, or gnome-packagekit, which is also not installed
> by default.
> 
> Gnome-packagekit does the job and has a prettier interface, but its
> developpment is much slower than synaptic's (regarding commits in the
> last 2 years).
> 
> Shipping synaptic by default in Debian Bullseye with GNOME, XFCE, LXDE,
> Mate and Cinnamon would be a great (re)improvement in user experience,
> giving users more control without the need of mastering terminal usage.

Adding debian-gtk-gnome to the loop:
What do Gnome people prefer?
Synaptic or gnome-packagekit?


Holger