*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1832407 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1832407
Public bug reported: Ubuntu's gnome-shell extensions can't be uninstalled (safely), because doing so would also remove ubuntu-desktop... $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade. After this operation, 756 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^C $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: gnome-shell-extension-appindicator ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade. After this operation, 223 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Abort. $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade. After this operation, 309 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Abort. ** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium Status: New ** Tags: focal groovy ** Package changed: gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu) => ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) ** Description changed: Ubuntu's gnome-shell extensions can't be uninstalled (safely), because doing so would also remove ubuntu-desktop... - $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock - [sudo] password for dan: + $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock Reading package lists... Done - Building dependency tree + Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: - gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 + gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: - gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal + gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade. After this operation, 756 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^C - $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator + $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator Reading package lists... Done - Building dependency tree + Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: - gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 + gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: - gnome-shell-extension-appindicator ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal + gnome-shell-extension-appindicator ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade. After this operation, 223 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Abort. - $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons + $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons Reading package lists... Done - Building dependency tree + Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: - gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 + gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: - gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal + gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 1 not to upgrade. After this operation, 309 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Abort. ** Tags added: groovy ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1832407 ubuntu-desktop should not hard depend on gnome-shell-extension-* -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882198 Title: Ubuntu's gnome-shell extensions can't be uninstalled (safely) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1882198/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs