#1110700 evolution: removing evolution removes gnome

Package:
evolution
Source:
evolution
Description:
groupware suite with mail client and organizer
Submitter:
JoE
Date:
2025-08-11 08:43:07 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1110700#5
Date:
2025-08-10 08:11:43 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

   When removing evolution from Debian 12 with Gnome Desktop it removes
the Gnome Desktop:

$sudo apt remove evolution

Log:

Start-Date: 2025-08-08 17:17:21
Commandline: apt remove evolution
Requested-By: joe (1000)
Remove: gnome:amd64 (1:43+1), evolution-plugins:amd64 (3.46.4-2), evolution-plugin-pstimport:amd64 (3.46.4-2), evolution-plugin-bogofilter:amd64 (3.46.4-2), evolution:amd64 (3.46.4-2)
End-Date: 2025-08-08 17:19:02
#1110700#10
Date:
2025-08-10 21:28:47 UTC
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To:
Sorry, my bad, I wasn't aware that gnome was a metapackage and thought
it was the desktop environment. Please disregard the "bug".
#1110700#15
Date:
2025-08-11 08:41:30 UTC
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To:
Closing as requested.

Yes, the "gnome" package is just a metapackage that depends on
everything necessary for a complete GNOME desktop. The minimal GNOME
desktop is represented by the gnome-session package - although most
GNOME users will want at least gnome-core, which is an intermediate step
between gnome-session and gnome.

evolution is considered to be part of a complete GNOME desktop, so
removing it requires also removing the "I have a complete GNOME desktop"
metapackage. This is working as intended.

     smcv