#890505 gnome-software does not support uninstallation of unused dependencies

Package:
gnome-software
Source:
gnome-software
Description:
Software Center for GNOME
Submitter:
Date:
2023-06-26 19:57:07 UTC
Severity:
normal
#890505#5
Date:
2018-02-15 11:42:19 UTC
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When uninstalling a package using GNOME Software on Debian/Ubuntu, only the package itself is removed, not any of its (now unused) dependencies. This is because the aptcc PackageKit backend used by GNOME Software in Debian/Ubuntu does not support[1] uninstallation of unused dependencies. This causes a big problem for regular users as there is currently not any user-friendly way to uninstall the unused packages. Please, consider fixing this.

[1] https://github.com/hughsie/PackageKit/issues/201
#890505#10
Date:
2023-06-26 19:42:18 UTC
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Enabling the "packagekit_autoremove" gnome-software meson build option should be enough to resolve this issue.