Re: [gentoo-user] Re: removing X

2007-12-25 Thread forgottenwizard
On 07:34 Tue 25 Dec , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > forgottenwizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Something to remember for the future: > > > > You can delete entries in the world file > > > > Personally, I find that faster than going through and finding what is > > already installed, and doi

[gentoo-user] Re: removing X

2007-12-25 Thread reader
forgottenwizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Something to remember for the future: > > You can delete entries in the world file > > Personally, I find that faster than going through and finding what is > already installed, and doing the uninstall the long way. emerge --tree > should help some, as

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: removing X

2007-12-24 Thread forgottenwizard
On 18:20 Mon 24 Dec , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On 2007-12-24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I'm attempting to remove X from a former desktop machine now > >> going to see action as a semi-DMZ. > > > > That sounds like a

[gentoo-user] Re: removing X

2007-12-24 Thread reader
Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 2007-12-24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm attempting to remove X from a former desktop machine now >> going to see action as a semi-DMZ. > > That sounds like a lot of work. My guess is that it would be a > faster and easier to

[gentoo-user] Re: removing X

2007-12-24 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-12-24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm attempting to remove X from a former desktop machine now > going to see action as a semi-DMZ. That sounds like a lot of work. My guess is that it would be a faster and easier to wipe the disk and install from scratch. -- Grant

[gentoo-user] Re: removing X

2007-12-24 Thread reader
Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:56:57 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I don't want to follow the advice offered there an run the newuse >> world yet... I want to finish cleaning house first. >> >> Dependencies could not be completely resolved due to >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: removing X

2007-12-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:56:57 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't want to follow the advice offered there an run the newuse > world yet... I want to finish cleaning house first. > > Dependencies could not be completely resolved due to > the following required packages not being install

[gentoo-user] Re: removing X

2007-12-24 Thread reader
"Michal 'vorner' Vaner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2007 at 11:31:16AM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] >> Would just passing dozens of command line arguments to emerge be a >> suitable way to get rid of all the clutter? > > You could remove the meta-package (the