Public bug reported:
Ubuntu 18.04 after a fresh install
i've noticed that there are several packages, that although seem innocuous, if
removed will remove the entire desktop with it. The following example
contains an attempt to remove gstreamer as it was install unintentionally with
the extra software checkmark on install. However, attempting to remove
gstreamer will also remove the desktop? That doesn't seem correct.
sudo apt remove gstreamer1.0-alsa gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 libgstreamer1.0-0
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
liba52-0.7.4 libaacs0 libavfilter6 libavformat57 libavresample3 libbdplus0
libbluray2 libbrotli1
libbs2b0 libchromaprint1 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 libflite1 libgme0 libmpeg2-4
libmysofa0 libnorm1
libopencore-amrnb0 libopencore-amrwb0 libopenmpt0 libpgm-5.2-0 libpostproc54
librubberband2
libsidplay1v5 libssh-gcrypt-4 libwoff1 libzmq5
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
policykit-1-gnome
The following packages will be REMOVED:
apturl cheese deja-dup evince gdm3 gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0
gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0
gir1.2-totem-1.0 gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 gnome-calendar gnome-control-center
gnome-getting-started-docs
gnome-initial-setup gnome-online-accounts gnome-shell gnome-software
gnome-software-plugin-snap
gnome-todo gnome-user-docs gnome-user-guide gnome-video-effects
gstreamer1.0-alsa
gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer1.0-gl
gstreamer1.0-gtk3
gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-packagekit gstreamer1.0-plugins-base
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio
gstreamer1.0-tools
gstreamer1.0-vaapi gstreamer1.0-x libcheese-gtk25 libcheese8
libclutter-gst-3.0-0
libdmapsharing-3.0-2 libedataserverui-1.2-2 libevview3-3 libfreerdp-client2-2
libgoa-backend-1.0-1
libgstreamer-gl1.0-0 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 libgstreamer1.0-0
libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer
librhythmbox-core10 libtotem0 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 libyelp0 mutter
nautilus-share packagekit
packagekit-tools remmina-plugin-rdp rhythmbox
rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar rhythmbox-plugins
shotwell totem totem-plugins ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs
ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk ubuntu-session
ubuntu-software update-manager update-notifier yelp zenity
The following NEW packages will be installed:
policykit-1-gnome
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 75 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 24.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 134 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
The expected behavior is that after we remove gstreamer, we should still
have the desktop. Had I proceeded, it is likely that the machine just
would have refused to boot.
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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