Public bug reported: ubuntu-desktop shouldn't depend on checkbox-gui. checkbox-gui is a transitional package that can be safely removed once no package depends on it.
You should be able to run 'apt-get purge checkbox-gui' without removing ubuntu-desktop. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.361 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Nov 20 22:34:05 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-01 (1480 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-11-16 (5 days ago) ** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bitesize packaging xenial ** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Tags added: bitesize packaging -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1643413 Title: ubuntu-desktop shouldn't depend on checkbox-gui as it's a transitional package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1643413/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs