On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 12:40:01PM -0500, cga2000 wrote: > Is there a quick way to remove the gnome and KDE desktop environments > that won't mess up apt..?
If I understand what you're trying to do, then I don't think this is a good solution. It introduces unecessary complication. That said, one way I see of doing this in a sort of automated way is to set up flat files for use with dpkg --get-selections/--set-selections. You could use dpkg --get-selections > somefile to get a list of what is currently installed. Go in and manually edit a copy of that list to reflect what you actually want and then use the original and edited lists to toggle your system back and forth. something like dpkg --set-selections < edited-file apt-get dselect-upgrade <backup procedures here> dpkg --set-selections < original-file apt-get dselect-upgrade totally untested. > > If possible I would prefer not to remove a few gtk-based apps such as > gpdf, gimp, and mozilla. > > The main objective is to be able to run full system backups that don't > take forever and fit on a single CD-RW. surely your backup system can filter what actually gets backed up. By removing packages before backing up, and then (I assume) reinstalling them you are not making a full system backup anyway. So just trim out non-critical stuff from what gets backed up. Then be sure to include a dpkg --get-selections output into the backup as well so that things can be reset properly after the restore. FWIW, in my backup strategy I don't back up the whole system. I backup my home directory (obviously) on a nightly basis using rdiff-backup. I also on a regular basis backup all of /etc and get a new list of selections from dpkg. Between these three, I can be up and running pretty quickly -- do an etch install, dist-upgrade to sid, apt-get dselect-upgrade from my dpkg selections, copy over the old /etc, restore home and away I go. .02 A > > Thanks, > > cga > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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