Ubuntu
fonts-ubuntu package

  1. Bug #1754804
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 1754804

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Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) wrote :

fonts-ubuntu is shipped by default on Ubuntu systems. It has significant reverse dependencies and cannot be uninstalled easily. Debian considers fonts-ubuntu to be “non-free” while Canonical disagrees.

Recently I have seen two Ask Ubuntu questions where users have run vrms, found fonts-ubuntu to be non-free, and tried to uninstall the package:

* https://askubuntu.com/q/1292336

* https://askubuntu.com/q/1292751

This situation is unfortunate, and the explanation is that the control file states "non-free". Given the difference in opinion, the control file should not state "non-free" when building for Ubuntu.