Unable to uninstall Calibre

[Robert Uomini]

When I try to remove Calibre, I get an error "No packages to remove". Same thing with E-book editor, LRF Viewer and E-book viewer. Is this malware?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: calibre (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Jun 4 06:48:01 2020
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (815 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: calibre
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-08 (26 days ago)

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

sudo apt purge calibre worked fine here

can you attach the full output of your apt commands and output please?

[Robert Uomini (fractalbob)]

ruomini@ruomini-XPS-13-9370:~$ sudo apt purge calibre
[sudo] password for ruomini:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'calibre' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
ruomini@ruomini-XPS-13-9370:~$

On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 9:55 AM lotuspsychje <email address hidden>
wrote:

> sudo apt purge calibre worked fine here
>
> can you attach the full output of your apt commands and output please?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
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>
> Title:
> Unable to uninstall Calibre
>
> Status in calibre package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When I try to remove Calibre, I get an error "No packages to remove".
> Same thing with E-book editor, LRF Viewer and E-book viewer. Is this
> malware?
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: calibre (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Thu Jun 4 06:48:01 2020
> DistributionChannelDescriptor:
> # This is a distribution channel descriptor
> # For more information see
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
> canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (815 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary
> 20160624-10:47
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: calibre
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-08 (26 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calibre/+bug/1882016/+subscriptions
>

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

>Package 'calibre' is not installed, so not removed

That usually indicates the package isn't installed or already removed. How did you install calibre?

Could you please attach the output of `apt policy calibre*` and `snap list | grep calibre` to see what it lists for the deb-packages and/or snap?

[Robert Uomini (fractalbob)]

On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 4:30 PM Hans Joachim Desserud <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> >Package 'calibre' is not installed, so not removed
>
> That usually indicates the package isn't installed or already removed.
> How did you install calibre?
>
After searching for Calibre on Ubuntu Software and finding the page, I
pressed the "Install" button.

>
> Could you please attach the output of `apt policy calibre*` and `snap
> list | grep calibre` to see what it lists for the deb-packages and/or
> snap?
>
> ** Changed in: calibre (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882016
>
> Title:
> Unable to uninstall Calibre
>
> Status in calibre package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When I try to remove Calibre, I get an error "No packages to remove".
> Same thing with E-book editor, LRF Viewer and E-book viewer. Is this
> malware?
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: calibre (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Thu Jun 4 06:48:01 2020
> DistributionChannelDescriptor:
> # This is a distribution channel descriptor
> # For more information see
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
> canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (815 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary
> 20160624-10:47
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: calibre
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-08 (26 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calibre/+bug/1882016/+subscriptions
>

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

>After searching for Calibre on Ubuntu Software and finding the page, I
pressed the "Install" button.

Ok, have you tried to remove the package through Ubuntu Software? Is it still listed as installed there?

I am still curious about the output of `apt policy calibre*` and `snap list | grep calibre`. If you have installed calibre as a snap, then apt wouldn't know about it and thus wouldn't know how to uninstall it.

[Robert Uomini (fractalbob)]

On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 10:25 AM Hans Joachim Desserud <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> >After searching for Calibre on Ubuntu Software and finding the page, I
> pressed the "Install" button.
>
> Ok, have you tried to remove the package through Ubuntu Software?

Yes.

> Is it
> still listed as installed there?
>
Yes. Same error.

>
> I am still curious about the output of `apt policy calibre*` and `snap
> list | grep calibre`. If you have installed calibre as a snap, then apt
> wouldn't know about it and thus wouldn't know how to uninstall it.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882016
>
> Title:
> Unable to uninstall Calibre
>
> Status in calibre package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When I try to remove Calibre, I get an error "No packages to remove".
> Same thing with E-book editor, LRF Viewer and E-book viewer. Is this
> malware?
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: calibre (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Thu Jun 4 06:48:01 2020
> DistributionChannelDescriptor:
> # This is a distribution channel descriptor
> # For more information see
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
> canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (815 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary
> 20160624-10:47
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: calibre
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-08 (26 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calibre/+bug/1882016/+subscriptions
>

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Then I don't know I'm afraid. I've marked this as also affecting gnome-software for someone to take a look at it from that angle.

[Robert Uomini (fractalbob)]

Thank you, Hans.

Regards,

Bob

On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 12:35 PM Hans Joachim Desserud <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Then I don't know I'm afraid. I've marked this as also affecting gnome-
> software for someone to take a look at it from that angle.
>
> ** Also affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> ** Changed in: calibre (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => New
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
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>
> Title:
> Unable to uninstall Calibre
>
> Status in calibre package in Ubuntu:
> New
> Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When I try to remove Calibre, I get an error "No packages to remove".
> Same thing with E-book editor, LRF Viewer and E-book viewer. Is this
> malware?
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: calibre (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Thu Jun 4 06:48:01 2020
> DistributionChannelDescriptor:
> # This is a distribution channel descriptor
> # For more information see
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
> canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (815 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary
> 20160624-10:47
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: calibre
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-08 (26 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calibre/+bug/1882016/+subscriptions
>