** Description changed: - On a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04, ubuntu-store won't uninstall any - application + [Impact] + + * The Ubuntu repository version of gnome-software in 22.04 does not + allow a user to uninstall an application. + For new users this could be be construed as disconcerting + allowing only installing apps without the ability to + remove those apps later if required. + + This SRU is applicable only to the gnome-software application + installed from the repository and not the branded + ubuntu-store snap that is the default in Ubuntu (but not in + flavours such as Ubuntu Budgie) + + This fix for gnome-software has been backported from the + v41 version of ubuntu's snap-store. + + The fixed software now checks for the status of a deb package + installed - either manually installed or automatically as + part of a distro install. Previously this check was not done + and gnome-software defaulted to not allowing the package to + be uninstalled. + The new status check allows gnome-software to evaluate that + the package can be uninstalled. + + [Test Plan] + + * Choose a package from the installed list in gnome-software. + Click the trash icon. Note the error message that the package + cannot be removed. + * install gnome-software from the proposed repository. Logout and + login. + Repeat the trash icon click step above. This time the package + can be removed. Confirm via either your distro menu or searching in + GNOME Overview (if you are using gnome-software from the repository) that the + application has been successfully removed. + + * Perform additional testing such as installing applications from the repository + (change the source to "Ubuntu (deb)") and then deleting the application. + + * Perform additional testing such as installing applications from the snap + repository (change the source to "Snap") and then deleting the application. + + [Where problems could occur] + + * The code changed is specific to 'packagekit' repos i.e. debian based repos. + Thus it is sensitive to possible regressions when installing & removing apps. + + * The patch itself is well tested since it was backported to the ubuntu snap-store + several weeks ago and has been rolled out. No adverse issues has been reported. + + * The risk would be that there could be additional changes to the snap-store + that was not incorporated in gnome-software possibly producing different + results. + + * The additional regression tests in the Test Plan will reveal this. + + + [Other Info] + + * There is no need to backport this to Kinetic since a revised version + of the patch has been upstreamed (GNOME Team) and is in the kinetic version. + + + ---- + + + On a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04, ubuntu-store won't uninstall any application If you want to uninstall a software, there is an error message : "no package to remove" No problem to uninstall this same software with synaptic for example
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