On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:20:12 +
Nuno Magalhães [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
apt-get remove package deletes the program but leaves config files,
apt-get remove --purge package deletes everything.
From 'man aptitude':
Purge package: remove it and all its associated configuration
I just started using Debian not too long ago. When I did the install I think
it installed gnome by default, I don't remember.
I run KDE only, yet I have had problems with gnome screensaver taking over,
and other issues. Right now, for instance I did a ps looking for gnome apps,
and got this:
5$
On Jan 20, 12:30 pm, Paul Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I run KDE only, yet I have had problems with gnome screensaver taking over,
and other issues.
so what can I safely remove from my system and not affect my KDE setup?
gdm ? gnome-desktop??
I'm no Linux expert, but I've been
On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 01:20:42PM -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote:
I just started using Debian not too long ago. When I did the install I think
it installed gnome by default, I don't remember.
I think you're right there.
I run KDE only, yet I have had problems with gnome screensaver taking
On Sun January 20 2008, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
PS: Double-check (and TRIPLE CHECK) the list of packages that apt
suggests removing - you might actually be using some of them! At least
this will give you a list of candidate packages to remove.
Hope this helps
thanks,
I've looked at aptitude
On Sun January 20 2008, Rick Dooling wrote:
I'm no Linux expert, but I've been running Fluxbox for a year and
using Gnome and KDE programs whenever I need them. Why do you feel the
need to remove Gnome? I don't think it uses huge amounts of resources
(unless you have a need for hard disk
On Sun January 20 2008, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
Assuming that you currently use gdm to login with, removing gdm isn't as
simple as just apt-get --purge remove gdm - you'll end up without a
login manager (!).
when I went to services, I have 2 login managers, both checked as active-kdm
and
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On 01/20/08 14:24, Paul Cartwright wrote:
On Sun January 20 2008, Rick Dooling wrote:
I'm no Linux expert, but I've been running Fluxbox for a year and
using Gnome and KDE programs whenever I need them. Why do you feel the
need to remove Gnome? I
* Karl E. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008 Jan 20 13:52 -0600]:
I don't know of a way to remove *all* of GNOME, but removing some of the
central GNOME libraries would go a long way:
apt-get remove libgnome2-0
should result in a lot of other packages being removed, as most GNOME
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On 01/20/08 16:32, Nate Bargmann wrote:
* Karl E. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008 Jan 20 13:52 -0600]:
I don't know of a way to remove *all* of GNOME, but removing some of the
central GNOME libraries would go a long way:
apt-get remove
On Sun January 20 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
its not that I need the space, I just don't like issues such as the
screensaver, where they were competing against each other..
I had the KDE screensaver configured, yet gnome-screensaver was also
active.
Purge gnome-screensaver?
nope, never
On Sun January 20 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
# apt-get --purge remove \
$(COLUMNS=140 dpkg -l | grep gnome | cut -c4-34)
Then go back and install the stuff you need, like gimp.
I ran this :
dpkg -l | grep gnome | cut -c4-34
and got 79 packages, none of which look like
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On 01/20/08 17:58, Paul Cartwright wrote:
On Sun January 20 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
# apt-get --purge remove \
$(COLUMNS=140 dpkg -l | grep gnome | cut -c4-34)
Then go back and install the stuff you need, like gimp.
I ran
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On 01/20/08 17:02, Paul Cartwright wrote:
On Sun January 20 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
its not that I need the space, I just don't like issues such as the
screensaver, where they were competing against each other..
I had the KDE screensaver
On Sun January 20 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
The COLUMNS=140 is *very* important.
oh, I totally understand, I was just saying I did the dpkg to see what
packages it would remove..
and did a wc -l to see a total of 79 packages..
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Ron Johnson wrote:
On 05/10/07 19:38, Eric A. Bonney wrote:
I have decided that I prefer the KDE interface more than Gnome. Is it
ok to just uninstall the entire Gnome package? Is there an easy way to
remove them with just a single command at
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Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Ron Johnson wrote:
On 05/10/07 19:38, Eric A. Bonney wrote:
I have decided that I prefer the KDE interface more than Gnome. Is it
ok to just uninstall the entire Gnome
On 05/10/07 19:38, Eric A. Bonney wrote:
I have decided that I prefer the KDE interface more than Gnome. Is
it ok to just uninstall the entire Gnome package? Is there an easy
way to remove them with just a single command at the command prompt?
I've done this before. It was pretty easy.
I have decided that I prefer the KDE interface more than Gnome. Is it
ok to just uninstall the entire Gnome package? Is there an easy way to
remove them with just a single command at the command prompt?
Thanks
-Eric
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On 05/10/07 19:38, Eric A. Bonney wrote:
I have decided that I prefer the KDE interface more than Gnome. Is it
ok to just uninstall the entire Gnome package? Is there an easy way to
remove them with just a single command at the command prompt?
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