ubuntu-desktop recommends ubuntu-wallpapers, it does not depend on it. The removal is a result of ubuntu-desktop depending on gnome-shell (which it should), plus gnome-shell depending on ubuntu-wallpapers.
** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1894347 Title: Can't uninstall ubuntu-wallpapers and ubuntu-wallpapers-bionic without gnome-shell To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1894347/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs