asked 2015-09-12 14:21:37 +0300
Well, it is not a real issue, but it's quite annoying.
After update
devel-su pkcon remove sailfish-tutorial
is not able anymore to uninstall tutorial app. It tries to update something instead. It seems something related to new dependencies between packages, but I am not sure.
answered 2015-09-12 16:59:17 +0300
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I found that uninstalling Tutorial is a hassle and a constant fight with Jolla as every OS update puts it back in. So now, instead of uninstalling, I just hide it from view.
Edit
/usr/share/applications/sailfish-tutorial.desktop
and add the following line:
NoDisplay=true
(Oops, typing on a Jolla takes too long. I was beaten by @Markkyboy who added a comment with the same suggestion first.)
@pichlo - lol, I'm reading this only now.....hehehe, oh well, it all helps, nice one changing to wiki, it's respectful to all, but at least you gave clearer instructions than I did, so it's all good :)
Meanwhile and for what it's worth, I've created a patch for hiding the sailfish-tutorial icon and I'm currently hunting around to see what the word is regarding uninstalling the said tutorial - which IF my memory does serve me correctly also, uninstalling creates all kinds of problems, I'm certain I did it a while back and it uninstalled more besides the tutorial, surely with me ignoring or not reading the 'y/N' affirmation that normally follows uninstallation.
IF, however, uninstalling the tutorial IS actually safe to do, can someone pipe up and let me (everyone) know - it'd be nice to know, then I wouldn't tit around making pointless patches! :D ;)
Spam Hunter ( 2016-03-02 22:57:51 +0300 )editThe last time I checked, it was the other way around. You could uninstall Tutorial with pkcon in the past without a problem, but Jolla in their infinite wisdom put a stop to it around the 1.1.9 time and introduced an artificial dependency Nokia-style so that now trying to uninstall it will decimate half of your system. Why on earth did they do it is anyone's guess.
pichlo ( 2016-03-03 01:10:46 +0300 )editOkay, so still not a good idea then.
So a patch for hiding the tutorial icon is not such a bad idea after all - more aimed at those not keen on trying to edit files in a browser or by terminal.
Spam Hunter ( 2016-03-03 01:37:48 +0300 )editAsked: 2015-09-12 14:21:37 +0300
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My previous answer is removed as it contained bad information. I hope you didn't go ahead with my instructions, as you will be presented with a black screen on your device and no UI to sort it. I've had to TELNET to my device and reset it - oh sh*t!
My most sincere apologies if you did follow my previous post, please respond asap and tell if you did or didn't follow my instructions!, I hope you didn't! :(
Spam Hunter ( 2015-09-12 15:43:27 +0300 )editDon't worry. I didn't. Years of GNU/Linux usage tought me to not force something my package manager doesn't want to do :P
My question was more like a curiosity, I can live with tutorial still on my phone.
AnonUser4803 ( 2015-09-12 15:57:41 +0300 )editPHEW!, I would have hated for you to be sat there, cursing and trying to furiously update back to 1.1.9.28 ( which I am now doing! :D )
One thing I do know is, this is FOR SURE, if you find the application .desktop file, you can add
Spam Hunter ( 2015-09-12 16:01:39 +0300 )editNoDisplay=trueto the list. The icon is then hidden from launcher.