*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1832407 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1832407
Public bug reported:
Ubuntu's gnome-shell extensions can't be uninstalled (safely), because
doing so would also remove ubuntu-desktop...
$ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 756 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^C
$ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 223 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
$ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 309 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium
Status: New
** Tags: focal groovy
** Package changed: gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu) =>
ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
** Description changed:
Ubuntu's gnome-shell extensions can't be uninstalled (safely), because
doing so would also remove ubuntu-desktop...
- $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
- [sudo] password for dan:
+ $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree
+ Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
- gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
+ gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
- gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
+ gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 756 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^C
- $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
+ $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree
+ Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
- gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
+ gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
- gnome-shell-extension-appindicator ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
+ gnome-shell-extension-appindicator ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 223 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
- $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
+ $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree
+ Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
- gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
+ gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
- gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
+ gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 309 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
** Tags added: groovy
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1832407
ubuntu-desktop should not hard depend on gnome-shell-extension-*
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