I agree this should be fixed, but it's also not a priority. You can disable them in the Extensions app (sudo apt install gnome-shell- extension-prefs).
** Description changed: I like the Ubuntu themed GNOME desktop but I don't like dash-to-dock. - As the preinstalled extensions, especially gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock are not deactivable and not removable atomic (they are hard dependcies of ubuntu-desktop), the only way to remove them is to rename the extensions folder. This will also restore the dock with every update of the gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock package, as it creates this folder. + As the pre-installed extensions, especially gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock are not atomically removable (they are hard dependencies of ubuntu-desktop), the only way to remove them is to rename the extensions folder. This will also restore the dock with every update of the gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock package, as it creates this folder. - Therfore, we should remove the hard dependcies. + Therefore, we should remove the hard dependencies. ** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => Low ** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Tags added: jammy ** Tags removed: groovy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1832407 Title: Ubuntu's gnome-shell extensions can't be uninstalled (safely) Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: I like the Ubuntu themed GNOME desktop but I don't like dash-to-dock. As the pre-installed extensions, especially gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock are not atomically removable (they are hard dependencies of ubuntu-desktop), the only way to remove them is to rename the extensions folder. This will also restore the dock with every update of the gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock package, as it creates this folder. Therefore, we should remove the hard dependencies. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1832407/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp