Evolution is not installed by default in 11.10, so I don't see how this can be blamed on bug #424643. But I also don't see how this can be blamed on Ubuntu Software Center. Even if I use apt-get, installing evolution also installs evolution-common, evolution-plugins, evolution- webcal, and libevolution, while removing it removes only evolution- plugins. That seems, straightforwardly, a bug in apt.
** Summary changed: - Lots of Evolution packages are left behind after uninstallation and some are removed without a clear rationale + Installing then removing evolution leaves unused packages behind ** Description changed: If i want to uninstall Evolution because i want to replace it, for example, with Thunderbird, i can't, because trying to un-install Evolution there are too much packages related to it and don't know if some of those packages should or shouldn't be removed. + + apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu9, Ubuntu 11.10 beta 1 + 1. sudo apt-get install evolution + 2. sudo apt-get remove evolution + + What happens: + 1. evolution, evolution-common, evolution-plugins, evolution-webcal, and libevolution are installed. + 2. evolution and evolution-plugins are removed, but evolution-common, evolution-webcal, and libevolution are left installed. + + What should happen: + 2. evolution, evolution-common, evolution-plugins, evolution-webcal, and libevolution are all removed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evolution in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692791 Title: Installing then removing evolution leaves unused packages behind Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Invalid Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “evolution” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: If i want to uninstall Evolution because i want to replace it, for example, with Thunderbird, i can't, because trying to un-install Evolution there are too much packages related to it and don't know if some of those packages should or shouldn't be removed. apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu9, Ubuntu 11.10 beta 1 1. sudo apt-get install evolution 2. sudo apt-get remove evolution What happens: 1. evolution, evolution-common, evolution-plugins, evolution-webcal, and libevolution are installed. 2. evolution and evolution-plugins are removed, but evolution-common, evolution-webcal, and libevolution are left installed. What should happen: 2. evolution, evolution-common, evolution-plugins, evolution-webcal, and libevolution are all removed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/692791/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
