Cannot uninstall Evolution
I cannot uninstall Evolution, because it depends on ubuntu-desktop, and many many other packages.
Question information
- Language:
- English Edit question
- Status:
- Solved
- For:
- Ubuntu evolution Edit question
- Assignee:
- No assignee Edit question
- Solved by:
- Sam_
- Solved:
- 2008-11-08
- Last query:
- 2008-11-08
- Last reply:
- 2008-11-08
This question was originally filed as bug #294438.
chadwik (chadwik) said : | #1 |
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) said : | #2 |
that's not a bug but an user question rather
Sam_ (and-sam) said : | #3 |
Hi Fred,
ubuntu-desktop is a metapackage which contents no data, but defines dependencies.
It can be uninstalled without taking a risk.
Evolution and others can be removed and optional you may reinstall ubuntu-desktop again if you wish.
In general unused packages don't take a lot of disk space, if they disturb the menu appearance they have to be just unchecked in there.
Fred (eldmannen+launchpad) said : | #4 |
Yeah, but not only does it try to remove ubuntu-desktop, but it also tries to remove ekiga, gnome-panel and other stuff!
Fred (eldmannen+launchpad) said : | #5 |
If it isn't a bug, then why does it try to remove gnome-panel which would make my ubuntu broken and useless?
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#6 |
Hi Fred,
I've read the discription of the bug you've filed and agree with Sebastien, the package Evolution-
However, I've removed Evolution, but, I've kept the data-server package. Beside that, it was reinstalled after upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy LTS, same with f-spot for example.
If this all is annoying you, you are free to talk to developers about this subject.
Fred (eldmannen+launchpad) said : | #7 |
Thanks Sam, that solved my question.
Pander (pander) said : | #8 |