Comment 17 for bug 132399

I too would like fancyheaders.sty back. Its used often, and clearly not everyone agrees the obsolete label is correct. Hell, prof's are still insisting at my school (CMU) that proofs are typeset with it.

What is the problem with keeping it? its only 9286 bytes in feisty!

The argument that some other package is 99% compatible is bogus.
Ubuntu is suppose to "just work" (http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/desktopedition).
 Why not focus on an attitude consistent with the ubuntu mantra?

And if that isn't enough reason, there is at least one current ubuntu package that use fancyheadings (removing fancyheaders broke kdissert). Further, doing the recommended substitution does not fix the problem. Please, just add it back. It doesn't hurt anyone to have it, really.