Not neccesarily sure that this is a bug, but if something is to change it's more likely to be in the ubuntu-gnome-desktop package, which is where the dependency reside.
** Package changed: simple-scan (Ubuntu) => ubuntu-gnome-meta (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to simple-scan in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1285543 Title: apt-get remove simple-scan will remove ubuntu-gnome-desktop Status in “ubuntu-gnome-meta” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When uninstalling simple-scan ubuntu-gnome-desktop will also be uninstalled: $ sudo apt-get remove simple-scan [sudo] password for patrik: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: simple-scan ubuntu-gnome-desktop 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 15 not upgraded. 4 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 671 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Abort. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: simple-scan 3.11.5-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Feb 27 08:50:03 2014 DriverPackageVersions: libsane 1.0.23-3ubuntu3 libsane-extras N/A hplip 3.14.1-1 hpoj N/A InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-26 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140226) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1215N ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-12-generic root=UUID=ad95ee31-a262-4713-911b-944bb6afe9bc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: simple-scan UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/05/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0902 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: 1215N dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: x.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.chassis.version: x.x dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0902:bd05/05/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1215N:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1215N:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x: dmi.product.name: 1215N dmi.product.version: x.x dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-gnome-meta/+bug/1285543/+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
