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ubuntu-meta package

Can't uninstall ubuntu-wallpapers and ubuntu-wallpapers-bionic without gnome-shell

Bug #1894347 reported by SHJ
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Opinion
Undecided
Unassigned
ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
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Bug Description

Try to remove just "ubuntu-wallpapers" in Synaptic.
It will mark for removal "gnome-shell", "ubuntu-desktop", "ubuntu-artwork" and 3 other packages.
It should remove only "ubuntu-wallpapers" and "ubuntu-wallpapers-bionic".

Experiments with "depends" have to stop now!

I don't want to remove gnome-shell just because of wallpapers!

Who made this change?
Fire him!!!

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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.17
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DisplayManager: gdm3
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.gnome.shell' b'enabled-extensions' b"['<email address hidden>', 'temperature@xtranophilist', 'freon@UshakovVasilii_Github.yahoo.com', '<email address hidden>']"
 b'org.gnome.shell' b'command-history' redacted by apport
 b'org.gnome.shell' b'favorite-apps' redacted by apport
 b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'toolkit-accessibility' b'true'
 b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-30 (1527 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Package: ubuntu-wallpapers
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-115.116-generic 4.15.18
Tags: third-party-packages bionic
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-115-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True

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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command only once, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:

apport-collect 1894347

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

FYI: There are reasons for the *depends* rules, and the bug report is written like you're just trolling, so currently it's likely to get closed.

You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.

We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures.

At a minimum, we need:

1. The specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem.
2. The behavior you expected.
3. The behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).

Please also ensure that you include the release and flavour of Ubuntu that you are using.

Thank you!

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Changed in ubuntu-wallpapers (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
SHJ (skiphopjump) wrote : Dependencies.txt

apport information

tags: added: apport-collected bionic third-party-packages
description: updated
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SHJ (skiphopjump) wrote : ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt

apport information

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SHJ (skiphopjump) wrote : ProcEnviron.txt

apport information

SHJ (skiphopjump)
description: updated
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) → ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
no longer affects: ubuntu-wallpapers (Ubuntu)
Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Low
tags: added: focal groovy
Revision history for this message
SHJ (skiphopjump) wrote :

Nobody fired? What are you doing here even?

gnome-shell depends ubuntu-wallpapers

https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/gnome-shell

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SHJ (skiphopjump) wrote :

How many time Canonical needs:
1. to spot bug them-self
2. to spot bug after by report
3. to make actual fix

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

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
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

And the inclusion of ubuntu-wallpapers as a dependency of gnome-shell is a deliberate design decision of the Ubuntu Desktop team. Your desire to remove a package that the team has decided should be part of the Ubuntu default experience is not a bug. Youi can pick your own wallpapers without removing packages.

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: New → Opinion
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