Bug#1107353: gnome-software: Unnecessary steps for uninstalling packages

[Sid T]

Upstream issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/issues/2162

On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 at 10:01, JoE <joe2014knowbody at gmail.com> wrote:

> Package: gnome-software
> Version: 43.5-1~deb12u1
> Severity: wishlist
> X-Debbugs-Cc: joe2014knowbody at gmail.com
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> As part of my wishlist:
>
>    I'd like to be able to remove installed packages quicker.
>
> Because as it is now:
>
> If I want to uninstall a package I need to:
>    - Scroll down and click uninstall.
>    - Then again click uninstall. Unnecessary.
>    - Then enter password to escalate privilages.
>
> If I want to uninstall the next package on the list:
>    - Again scroll down to find it (Because after the uninstallation of
>      each package you start at the begining of the list). Unnecessary.
>    - Again enter password. Unnecessary.
>
> I'd love to see some sort of tick-box where I can select all packages I
> wish to uninstall and enter password once.
>
> Thank you for reading me.
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 12.11
>   APT prefers stable-updates
>   APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500,
> 'stable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-37-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
> LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> LSM: AppArmor: enabled
>
> Versions of packages gnome-software depends on:
> ii  appstream                                    0.16.1-2
> ii  apt-config-icons                             0.16.1-2
> ii  dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend]  0.40.0-4
> ii  gnome-software-common                        43.5-1~deb12u1
> ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas                    43.0-1
> ii  libadwaita-1-0                               1.2.2-1
> ii  libappstream4                                0.16.1-2
> ii  libc6                                        2.36-9+deb12u10
> ii  libcairo2                                    1.16.0-7
> ii  libfwupd2                                    1.8.12-2
> ii  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0                          2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u1
> ii  libglib2.0-0                                 2.74.6-2+deb12u6
> ii  libgtk-4-1                                   4.8.3+ds-2+deb12u1
> ii  libgtk3-perl                                 0.038-3
> ii  libgudev-1.0-0                               237-2
> ii  libjson-glib-1.0-0                           1.6.6-1
> ii  libmalcontent-0-0                            0.11.0-4
> ii  libpackagekit-glib2-18                       1.2.6-5
> ii  libpango-1.0-0                               1.50.12+ds-1
> ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0                        122-3
> ii  libsoup-3.0-0                                3.2.2-2
> ii  libxmlb2                                     0.3.10-2
> ii  packagekit                                   1.2.6-5
> ii  software-properties-gtk                      0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1
>
> Versions of packages gnome-software recommends:
> ii  fwupd  1.8.12-2
>
> Versions of packages gnome-software suggests:
> pn  apt-config-icons-hidpi         <none>
> ii  gnome-software-plugin-flatpak  43.5-1~deb12u1
> pn  gnome-software-plugin-snap     <none>
>
> -- no debconf information
>
>
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