Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: snapd-glib (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Title:
Removal of gir1.2-snapd-1:amd64 libsnapd-glib1:amd64 should not ruin
the system
Status in snapd-glib package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Running `sudo apt autopurge gir1.2-snapd-1:amd64 libsnapd-glib1:amd64`
on freshly installed Ubuntu MATE 21.10 system will ruin the system as
follows:
```
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
apturl* apturl-common* ayatana-indicator-sound* bluez-cups* cups*
cups-browsed* cups-core-drivers* cups-daemon* cups-server-common*
gir1.2-goa-1.0* gir1.2-snapd-1* hplip* hplip-data* libcanberra-pulse*
libcupsimage2* libgutenprint-common* libgutenprint9* libhpmud0*
libimagequant0* libpulsedsp* libsane-hpaio* libsbc1* libsnapd-glib1*
libspeexdsp1* printer-driver-gutenprint* printer-driver-hpcups*
printer-driver-postscript-hp* printer-driver-splix* pulseaudio*
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth* pulseaudio-utils* python3-dateutil*
python3-debconf*
python3-olefile* python3-pil* python3-renderpm* python3-reportlab*
python3-reportlab-accel* python3-software-properties* rtkit*
software-properties-common* software-properties-gtk* ssl-cert*
ubuntu-mate-core* ubuntu-mate-desktop* ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk*
update-manager*
update-notifier* update-notifier-common*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 49 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 49,3 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
```
It is not acceptable. Please change adjust dependencies and provide
users a choice. Some of them do not want to use Snaps at all while
staying with Ubuntu. Switching to Debian is not a solution.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: libsnapd-glib1 1.58-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-19.19-generic 5.13.14
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Wed Nov 17 00:28:29 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-10-14 (33 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: snapd-glib
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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