If you attempt to remove evolution or totem or a number of other programs, the reverse dependency check kicks in and removes some essential packages including (down the reverse dependency tree) gnome and Ubuntu-desktop, the removal of Ubuntu-desktop as i understand it will remove the auto updating feature if new standard desktop programs are changed. There are a lot of Ubuntu and non Ubuntu forums out there with people asking how to remove totem and evolution the answer they are always given is to just remove them from their panel menus. if i manual override the reverse dependency checking and remove evolution and totem then update notifier and synaptic cease to function because it breaks the package database.
I have found this same situation to be true of many programs that come bundled with Ubuntu if you attempt to remove a program that you don't use or like. I am not attempting to be rude or cocky, but absolutely serious on the base of this issue and i do consider it to be a bug. If you attempt to remove all windows media player, outlook express and internet explorer features from windows your left with an unusable operating system. If you remove totem and evolution from Ubuntu and then run apt-get auto remove your left with about the same thing. These issues lead me to believe that although Ubuntu is an extremely easy and full featured linux OS that has caused many windows users to switch, it is seeming to inherit some of the basic flaws. I am coming from 9 years of Slackware where if you want a program you find the source and start compiling dependencies, I know have a lot less time to create my own linux OS and have begun to enjoy the flexibility ease of use and absolutely insane development team Ubuntu uses. Any input you can give on this topic is greatly appreciated. It seems the openoffice.org-evolution bug was fixed and i can now remove that without removing the core of openoffice. JD sudo apt-get remove totem* evolution* The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: evolution-common evolution-webcal ekiga python-gnome2-extras gnome-games evolution-exchange evolution libexchange-storage1.2-3 rhythmbox *gedit* Ubuntu-desktop libgpod1 *binutils-static* *nvidia-kernel-common* openoffice.org-evolution libegroupwise1.2-13 avahi-autoipd evolution-plugins totem-gstreamer libgimme-codec0 evolution-data-server libmodplug0c2 libtotem-plparser1 totem deskbar-applet python-gnome2-desktop evolution-data-server-common totem-mozilla serpentine libxine1 Use 'apt-get auto remove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: deskbar-applet ekiga evolution evolution-common evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common evolution-exchange evolution-plugins evolution-webcal *gedit* gnome-games libtotem-plparser1 openoffice.org-evolution python-gnome2-desktop python-gnome2-extras rhythmbox serpentine totem totem-gstreamer totem-mozilla *Ubuntu-desktop* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 21 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 104MB disk space will be freed. The Ubuntu desktop system This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu desktop system * It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, so it is recommended that it not be removed.* * binutils removed with Ubuntu-desktop* The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate binary and object files. They may be used in conjunction with a compiler and various libraries to build programs. Brian Murray wrote: > status needsinfo > assignee [EMAIL PROTECTED] > subscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks for your bug report bug I seem to be missing some context for it. > Where did you find out that there is no physical way to remove totem or > evolution? Thanks in advance. > > > ** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) > Assignee: daviey => Brian Murray > Status: Rejected => Needs Info > > -- Choice Not Microsoft https://launchpad.net/bugs/85673 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
