Setting up as won't fix (I already think I've answered you on my blog
post comments on that particular topic):
We are going to have assumptions on the ubuntu-session that the ubuntu
experience == having the dock on the session, hence the dep from the
seed (like you can't remove gdm without removing ubuntu-desktop).
If you want to customize freely your session, we introduced to that effect the
vanilla session, where no extension is mandatory by default, and you can do
what you want there. The dock won't be enabled in that session, you can even
remove it, which will remove the "ubuntu-dekstop" metapackage and can choose
your own theme, extenstions and so on.
For this, just install gnome-session. We keep control over our ubuntu-session,
but let you choose and cutomize the gnome-session or just use upstream default
behavior (which was never possible before 17.10).
** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Won't Fix
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722985
Title:
Removing the extension Ubuntu Dock uninstalls ubuntu-desktop
Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
Won't Fix
Bug description:
In the Ubuntu session, if you only want to remove the extension Ubuntu
Dock, it also removes the package ubuntu-desktop.
Why removing only one extension would do that ?
Do both need to be tied ?
Earlier, it was possible to remove the extension only, and the meta
package ubuntu-desktop was not affected.
I understand the Ubuntu branding with the Dock on the left, etc. But
many Gnome users will try to install different extensions anyway, and
when they'll see that Ubuntu doesn't let them do that easily, or that
it breaks stuff, I fear a backlash for Ubuntu.
It's okay to personalize the desktop, but don't lock it or make it
difficult to customize. Linux is about choice. Please consider.
Thanks.
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