Re: From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-23 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
On 2008-10-22 21:32, en0f wrote: Magnus Pedersen wrote: I had the same problems with kde, my strategy was to install the bits I knew I needed. For instance, I needed kdm and kwin so I installed those, realised I needed konqueror as well and installed that and so fort... Probably off-topic

From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-22 Thread Steven Maddox (Cyorxamp)
Hi, I originally posted about installing Gnome (and X) on a base setup to avoid the entire 'Gnome Experience' inclusive of the web browser I don't use, mail/news client I don't use, the 17 games I won't play, etc... I've totally screwed my system trying to remove these things from my already

Re: From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-22 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
Steven Maddox (Cyorxamp) escreveu: What is the best way of installing Lenny CD1 (Full Gnome) then getting rid of the bits you don't want ... from the top The best way is not to install the full gnome and then rip what you do not want, but rather to install nothing, except what you actually

Re: From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-22 Thread Magnus Pedersen
Steven Maddox (Cyorxamp) wrote: Hi, I originally posted about installing Gnome (and X) on a base setup to avoid the entire 'Gnome Experience' inclusive of the web browser I don't use, mail/news client I don't use, the 17 games I won't play, etc... I've totally screwed my system trying to

Re: From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-22 Thread Ken Teague
Steven Maddox (Cyorxamp) wrote: Hi, I originally posted about installing Gnome (and X) on a base setup to avoid the entire 'Gnome Experience' inclusive of the web browser I don't use, mail/news client I don't use, the 17 games I won't play, etc... I've totally screwed my system trying to

Re: From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-22 Thread John Hasler
Ken writes: I'd try this: dpkg --purge gnome That should remove gnome and all of its extra packages. No. That will just remove the gnome metapackage and all of its configuration files. Since it has none that command will do nothing 'dpkg -r gnome' wouldn't do. -- John Hasler -- To

Re: From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-22 Thread en0f
Magnus Pedersen wrote: I had the same problems with kde, my strategy was to install the bits I knew I needed. For instance, I needed kdm and kwin so I installed those, realised I needed konqueror as well and installed that and so fort... Probably off-topic but nonetheless helpful but KDE on

Re: From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-22 Thread en0f
en0f wrote: Probably off-topic but nonetheless helpful but KDE on Lenny right now is s/KDE/KDE4/g -- en0f -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: From the top... cutting down Gnome

2008-10-22 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 06:59:36PM +0100, Steven Maddox (Cyorxamp) wrote: I originally posted about installing Gnome (and X) on a base setup to avoid the entire 'Gnome Experience' inclusive of the web browser I don't use, mail/news client I don't use, the 17 games I won't play, etc... I've