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["Stephen M. Webb" <stephen.webb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The ubuntu-desktop *is* Unity and a selection of associated packages.
If you want a custom Ubuntu desktop without Unity, remove the ubuntu-
desktop package, then install whatever other packages you want to use
instead.  That's how easy it is.  It is not a bug that it works this
way.  It's what "working correctly" looks like.

A second alternative is to install one of the Ubuntu flavours (Kubuntu,
Xubuntu, etc) so you're starting with a Ubuntu desktop system that does
not have the ubuntu-desktop package installed.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232301

Title:
  Removing Unity also removes ubuntu-desktop

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  $ apt-get remove unity
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    lightdm-remote-session-uccsconfigure ubuntu-desktop unity

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: unity 7.1.1+13.10.20130927.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-8.15-generic 3.11.1
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-8-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  Date: Sat Sep 28 01:29:46 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-21 (707 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-16 (11 days ago)

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