[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 692791 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692791 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 553733 Removing evolution should remove evolution-common ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 692791 Lots of Evolution packages are left behind after uninstallation * You can subscribe to bug 692791 by following this link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/692791/+subscribe -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 553733 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/553733 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 553733 Removing evolution should remove evolution-common * You can subscribe to bug 553733 by following this link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/553733/+subscribe -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 553733 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/553733 Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 553733, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Okay great. Sorry to press the issue, but this bug has been annoying me for a long time. Everytime I do a clean install of Ubuntu and remove Evolution, I have been reminded of this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
the bug is a duplicate, there has some open evolution bugs about the fact that the menu entry should be in the same binary than the commands, software-center could still be smarter about uninstalling common or data binaries though -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Does it happen with any other app , other than Evolution? If it's only with Evolution, Chris' comment #1 is good ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Vish - Im not sure how to answer your question. This bug is about the specific case of two dead menu entries being created when Evolution is removed from the Software Center. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Thinking back now, I don't think this is a paper cut as the average user is unlikely to even uninstall Evolution if they don't need it. If they use webmail, then they're probably just going to make a b-line for Firefox without any consideration for Evolution. Computer maintenance isn't a concept the average user will likely grasp, and from experience (with my mums Windows XP computer) uninstalling unneeded packages probably isn't going to be a priority, if it even gets carried out at all. Bug, yes. paper cut, no. ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Thanks a lot for reporting this, however a papercut is a problem with a package distributed in the default installation of Ubuntu. This bug is not a valid papercut because it involves the removal of default components of Ubuntu, when a papercut should be a problem in the actual use of those components. I have forwarded this to both the Evolution in Ubuntu project and the upstream Evolution project. ** Also affects: evolution Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: evolution (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Forgive me as I am not a developer and do not have knowledge in this area, but wouldn't this be an Ubuntu Software Center bug and not an Evolution bug? If you uninstall evolution-common through synaptic then the menu entries are removed as expected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Yes, you're right. My mistake :P ** Changed in: evolution Status: New = Invalid ** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid ** Also affects: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
But its still not a valid papercut because it involves removing a default component? At the rates that people are switching to cloud based email I would think that this might be a fairly common occurrence. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
You're right, many people will probably remove it when they install Ubuntu, however a papercut since it is not a usability flaw that negatively impacts the user epxerience, it still does not count as a papercut. Many, if not most users, will not even notice evolution-common being left on their system either because they don't bother to check or they are completely unaware of the fact that this can even happen - to them, an application is a single 'thing', and once it's removed via the Software Centre, it's gone. I personally hate applications that can't clean up after themselves, and I hate Evolution in particular for the mess it makes of my system, but at the end of the day, the 'average user', which is the user the papercut project was create to help, will not be aware of this stuff going on 'under the hood'. If evolution-common was causing some problem that was felt at the higher levels of the OS, such as a certain application or filetype taking longer to open for instance, then that would be a papercut, but evolution-common itself being left behind is not. A papercut has a very strict definition, and if you're interested in minutia of this definition, check out the Hundred Papercuts wikipage https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaperCut -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
The usability problem is not the fact that an unused package is left on your computer taking up space, it is the fact that two dead menu entries are created. Imagine an average user browsing through the software center sees Evolution and thinks Hey, I use Gmail and never use that program. Ill uninstall it. Later they are finding a program in their 'Office' applications and see Evolution listed. This creates confusion. An average user might think to themselves, why is that still there? Maybe I have to delete items manually? There is also an item left in the system preferences menu titled Email settings which is specific to Evolution. Clicking either of these brings up the error message: Could not launch 'Evolution' Failed to execute child process evolution (No such file or directory) The point is that this bug creates confusion and unnecessarily cluttered menus. I am no expert but it seems that it should be relatively easy to fix. Uninstalling evolution-common removes both the dead menu items, so the fix would be adding evolution-common to the list of packages removed when you uninstall Evolution from the software center. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Ah, now I understand your point. OK, I'll concede this is a papercut :) ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Invalid = Confirmed ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 689523] Re: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common
Since the two bugs highlighted in the initial report have a common cause, namely the non-removal of evolution-common by the Software Centre, I have marked those two bugs as duplicates of this one, thus consolidating the effort to fix the problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689523 Title: Uninstalling Evolution through USC does not remove evolution-common -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
