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I installed "Kubuntu Plasma Desktop/Netbook system" from the ubuntu software system to try it out. I prefer Unity and want to remove Kubuntu.

I uninstalled from the Ubuntu software center, but it hasn't worked. During boot I get "Kubuntu" on the screen and not "Ubuntu", also I can log in into Kubuntu and it is working fine.

So how can I remove Kubuntu and all files that came with it?

When trying sudo apt-get autoremove kubuntu-desktop I get this message: Package 'kubuntu-desktop' is not installed, so not removed


Here is my terminal output after trying the commands sudo apt-get install aptitude and sudo aptitude remove '?and(?depends(?exact-name(kubuntu-desktop)),?not(?depends(?exact-name(ubuntu-desktop))))':

darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ sudo apt-get install aptitude
[sudo] password for darren: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
aptitude is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ sudo aptitude remove '?and(?depends(?exact-name(kubuntu-desktop)),?not(?depends(?exact-name(ubuntu-desktop))))'
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.

darren@darren-K52Jr:~$

Using sudo apt-get --purge remove kubuntu-desktop, sudo apt-get autoremove and run sudo apt-get autoclean I get these result:

darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ sudo apt-get --purge remove kubuntu-desktop
[sudo] password for darren: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package 'kubuntu-desktop' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ ^C
darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Del python-imaging 1.1.7+2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1 [347 kB]
Del python-imaging-compat 1.1.7+2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1 [5,410 B]
Del libwhoopsie0 0.2.24.1.2 [7,350 B]
Del ubuntu-tweak 0.8.7-0~bzr1993+20140421~ubuntu13.10.1 [994 kB]
Del python3-distupgrade 1:0.205.6 [136 kB]
Del numix-icon-theme 0.3+139~201404162022~ubuntu13.10.1 [3,431 kB]
Del unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.1 [1,437 kB]
Del unity-services 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.1 [29.3 kB]
Del whoopsie 0.2.24.1.2 [26.6 kB]
Del libcurl3 7.32.0-1ubuntu1.4 [198 kB]
Del ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.205.6 [24.1 kB]
Del flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.350ubuntu0.13.10.1 [6,932 B]
Del libunity-core-6.0-9 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.1 [447 kB]
Del numix-gtk-theme 2.2+294~201404131947~ubuntu13.10.1 [41.5 kB]
Del libcurl3-gnutls 7.32.0-1ubuntu1.4 [189 kB]
Del libsnmp30 5.7.2~dfsg-8ubuntu1.1 [1,322 kB]
Del libsnmp-base 5.7.2~dfsg-8ubuntu1.1 [235 kB]
Del ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk 1:0.205.6 [10.5 kB]
darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ 

Results for command sudo aptitude search '?depends(?exact-name(kubuntu-desktop)':

darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ sudo aptitude search '?depends(?exact-name(kubuntu-desktop)'
[sudo] password for darren: 
E: Match pattern ends unexpectedly (expected ')').
darren@darren-K52Jr:~$ 
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  • I started this thread because I thought this may be a new issue relating only to 14.04, and that I had no success from the thread you are linking to. – Darren Haynes Apr 30 '14 at 22:36
  • did you restart your pc after running these commands? – Lynob Apr 30 '14 at 22:50
  • Yep I rebooted, and I just rebooted again, issue still remains. – Darren Haynes Apr 30 '14 at 22:59
  • try sudo apt-get --purge remove kubuntu-desktop and then sudo apt-get autoremove http://superuser.com/questions/30112/kubuntu-to-ubuntu and finally run sudo apt-get autoclean – Lynob Apr 30 '14 at 23:02
  • updated opening post with the results of using these 3 commands – Darren Haynes Apr 30 '14 at 23:11
  • http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1349780 and http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/pureubuntu I take no responsibility if that breaks your system – Lynob Apr 30 '14 at 23:18
  • @Braiam what I don't understand, is if he has kubuntu installed using the live cd, clean installation, why it shows 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded. at least something has to be downloaded after running sudo aptitude remove '?and(?depends(?exact-name(kubuntu-desktop)),?not(?depends(?exact-name(ubuntu-desktop))))' unless he has unity by default which is impossible ` – Lynob Apr 30 '14 at 23:31
  • For a little more info: Several months a go I installed Ubuntu 13.10 onto a partition of my laptop. About a week ago I upgraded to 14.04. Several days ago I installed Kubuntu Plasma Desktop/Netbook system from Ubuntu Software Center, and today I unistalled using Ubuntu software Center (supposedly, plus everything you guys have been helping with. I am going to boot my kubuntu and take a pic of "Kubuntu" on loading, and then a pic when I log into KDE desktop. – Darren Haynes Apr 30 '14 at 23:38
  • @Braiam added the output to opening post. I am given an > looking for use input... – Darren Haynes Apr 30 '14 at 23:42
  • arrrg! Just close the quote, like this: sudo aptitude search '?depends(?exact-name(kubuntu-desktop)'. Sorry was a typo of mine. – Braiam Apr 30 '14 at 23:43
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    and please never again install DEs from software center, services like mysql or apache and DEs are best installed from terminal, and preferably using aptitude, and they could be easily removed, only God knows what package the software center downloaded on your computer... – Lynob Apr 30 '14 at 23:48
  • @Braiam, ok, updated opening post with this info. – Darren Haynes Apr 30 '14 at 23:49
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    Ok, found the problem, check my answer here again: http://askubuntu.com/a/458347/169736 – Braiam Apr 30 '14 at 23:53
  • @Braiam - wonderful that solved the problem! Thank you. – Darren Haynes May 01 '14 at 00:05
  • @Braiam - Interestingly I still get the words "Kubuntu" instead of "ubuntu" on boot and shut down, even though the KDE desktop is now gone. – Darren Haynes May 06 '14 at 20:32
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    That's maybe because plymouth hasn't been removed. Check for the packages called plymouth. – Braiam May 06 '14 at 21:20
  • @Braiam I have installed: plymouth, plymouth-label, plymouth-theme-kubuntu-logo, plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text, plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logoand plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text. Do I simply just uninstall using apt-get --purge remove plymouth? – Darren Haynes May 06 '14 at 22:28
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    Unless you want to remove all the plymouth packages, only removing plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text should suffice. – Braiam May 06 '14 at 22:42

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