Managed extension is only removed on package purge

[bp]

These files:

  /etc/chromium/policies/managed/chrome-gnome-shell.json
  /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/chrome-gnome-shell.json

...are not removed by apt-get remove. Only apt-get purge will remove these files.

This is incorrect: as long as those files remain on the system, so does part of the software installed by the package: namely, the part that is forcefully installed through Chrome itself.

See also:

 - http://askubuntu.com/questions/897486/cant-uninstall-gnome-shell-integration-extension-after-uninstalling-gnome/897498
 - https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShellIntegrationForChrome/Installation#Troubleshooting

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: chrome-gnome-shell (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-14.16-generic 4.10.3
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Wed Mar 29 20:20:39 2017
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-02 (513 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
SourcePackage: chrome-gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-03-29 (0 days ago)

[bp (badpazzword)]

I should point out that an apt-get purge was not sufficient to uninstall this extension or to make it uninstallable. The extension is still in my browser and marked as managed.

[bp (badpazzword)]

Chrome eventually realized that the extension was no longer mandated and proceeded to remove it from my browser. Annoyingly, this was a matter of time rather than browser restarts.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml