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Remove button does nothing in Ubuntu Software center

Asked by mcandre

The Remove button has always had trouble working in the Ubuntu Software center. I really want to remove a bunch of preinstalled junk like the games and backup utility and so on. But when I click the Remove button, and then click through the confirmation prompt, nothing happens.

I tried relaunching the Ubuntu Software center app. No change in behavior.

Sigh, I'm going to have to go through the lower level apt-get interface for this, as I have had to do for years.

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mcandre (andrew-pennebaker) said : 		#1

As a workaround, I actually had to reboot my Ubuntu machine before the Ubuntu Software center would let the Remove button work. Grrrrr!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Were you installing updates / new packages or removing other packages at the time? If so then you will see this as only one package system can access the packages at any one point

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mcandre (andrew-pennebaker) said : 		#3

Nope, just one at a time.

On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 7:09 AM actionparsnip <
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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Does this happen a lot?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#5

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