Bug still exists. Simple installation of Xubuntu Desktop on top of 19.04 (disco) mini.iso with `sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop` results in long list of unwanted GNOME packages.
I have created two outputs of `dpkg -l` before (mini.iso) and after xubuntu-desktop installation.
Bug still exists. Simple installation of Xubuntu Desktop on top of 19.04 (disco) mini.iso with `sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop` results in long list of unwanted GNOME packages.
I have created two outputs of `dpkg -l` before (mini.iso) and after xubuntu-desktop installation.
$ diff before after | grep gnome | awk '{print $3}' pack-gnome- en pack-gnome- en-base gnome2. 4-1:amd64 gnomebluetooth- 1.0:amd64 gnomedesktop- 3.0:amd64 lity-themes center center- data center- faces pkcs11: amd64 accounts common daemon daemon- common common plugin- snap applications extra:amd64 extra-data standard pack-gnome- en pack-gnome- en-base selector- gnome bluetooth13: amd64 desktop- 3-17:amd64 games-support- 1-3:amd64 games-support- common menu-3- 0:amd64 gnome-keyring: amd64 gnome2. 4-1:amd64 manager- gnome manager- pptp-gnome gnome-shell
language-
language-
libsoup-
gir1.2-
gir1.2-
gkbd-capplet
gnome-accessibi
gnome-bluetooth
gnome-control-
gnome-control-
gnome-control-
gnome-desktop3-data
gnome-font-viewer
gnome-icon-theme
gnome-keyring
gnome-keyring-
gnome-menus
gnome-mines
gnome-online-
gnome-power-manager
gnome-screensaver
gnome-session-bin
gnome-session-
gnome-settings-
gnome-settings-
gnome-shell
gnome-shell-common
gnome-software
gnome-software-
gnome-software-
gnome-startup-
gnome-sudoku
gnome-system-tools
gnome-themes-
gnome-themes-
gnome-themes-
gnome-user-docs
language-
language-
language-
libgnome-
libgnome-
libgnome-
libgnome-
libgnome-
libgnomekbd-common
libgnomekbd8:amd64
libpam-
libreoffice-gnome
libsoup-
network-
network-
pinentry-gnome3
policykit-1-gnome
yaru-theme-
and unity:
$ diff before after | grep unity | awk '{print $3}' control- center1 protocol- private0: amd64 scopes- json-def- desktop settings- daemon1: amd64 center daemon community- wallpapers community- wallpapers- bionic gnome-shell
libmeanwhile1:amd64
libunity-
libunity-
libunity-
libunity-
libunity9:amd64
unity-control-
unity-greeter
unity-settings-
xubuntu-
xubuntu-
yaru-theme-
So user still can't simply install Xubuntu on top of minimal system.