Uninstalling VLC using Ubuntu Software does not uninstall the actual application
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | gnome-software (Ubuntu) |
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
| | vlc (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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Bug Description
If you try to uninstall VLC using Ubuntu Software (GNOME Software), only the desktop/icon files are removed, not the actual binaries in /usr/bin. This is because VLC has them in a separate vlc-bin package and GNOME Software does not support uninstalling dependencies. Please, try to workaround this somehow.
| tags: | added: artful xenial zesty |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : | #2 |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
| Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Ken T (professorsnapper) wrote : | #3 |
Confirmed - after I uninstall VLC via (Gnome) software, usr/bin still contains files called "vlc" & "vlc-wrapper".
As seen under a daily build for Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 32-bit, using Software v3.27.92
Cheers,
Ken.
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| Jeremy Bicha (jbicha) wrote : | #4 |
According to the specifications, the binary should be included in the same package as the .desktop and the AppStream metadata.
Therefore, unless there is a good reason otherwise, it would be better for the vlc-bin package to be dropped and its contents moved to the vlc package.
(There are rare exceptions to this policy.)
Would someone be willing to file a bug against the vlc package in Debian for this issue?
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| AsciiWolf (asciiwolf) wrote : | #5 |
Done.
| Changed in vlc (Debian): | |
| status: | Unknown → New |
| Changed in vlc (Debian): | |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
| Changed in vlc (Debian): | |
| status: | Won't Fix → Fix Released |
| AsciiWolf (asciiwolf) wrote : | #6 |
It was not fixed in Debian, the correct status is "Won't Fix".
No, really not a vlc bug.