When uninstalling simple-scan ubuntu-gnome-desktop will also be uninstalled:
$ sudo apt-get remove simple-scan
[sudo] password for patrik:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
simple-scan ubuntu-gnome-desktop
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 15 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 671 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: simple-scan 3.11.5-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Feb 27 08:50:03 2014
DriverPackageVersions:
libsane 1.0.23-3ubuntu3
libsane-extras N/A
hplip 3.14.1-1
hpoj N/A
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-26 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140226)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1215N
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-12-generic root=UUID=ad95ee31-a262-4713-911b-944bb6afe9bc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: simple-scan
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/05/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0902
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1215N
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0902:bd05/05/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1215N:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1215N:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1215N
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Not neccesarily sure that this is a bug, but if something is to change it's more likely to be in the ubuntu-