Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu spy program

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Author: Tony Whitmore
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu spy program
On 2012-12-12 01:44, Paul Stimpson wrote:
> Isaac Close <ack@???> wrote:
>
>>It may be possible to remove this with :
>>
>>    # sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping

>>
>>Which worked for my ubuntu 12.10 box.
>>
>
> Interestingly, if you open the Ubuntu Software Centre and search for
> "lens" the shopping lens doesn't show up to remove. If one wished to
> be uncharitable, one might jump to conclusions...


You would be being uncharitable. Whilst you can of course remove the
package via the command line as Isaac says, there is now a GUI to
disable the shopping lens:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/192269/how-can-i-remove-amazon-search-results-from-the-dash

Searching for packages by their name is weirdly hit and miss in the
Software Centre IME.

Tony

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