ubuntu-desktop is a metapackage, that does not contain anything. It is safe to remove it. You can then just mark it for installation to see if something new was added to it's dependencies, and then decide if you want to install this something manually, without actually installing ubuntu-desktop.
-- removing pulseaudio breaks sound control https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440465 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-media in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs