Re: Confused state of my system
On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 02:26:18 +0000
Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > haven't run testing since june ?) sometimes I just find it easiest to
> > remove all of X. and reinstall from there on up. This is sure to nab
> > everything related to X. If your on a dialup connection it may take
> > some time to reinstall the software but my systems are on fast
> > connections so reinstalls take only a few minutes ..
>
> I've got a fast connection myself and that's why I'm not too hesitant
> about letting it take out what it wants to. Maybe you've seen my other
> post about where to get KDE for SID. :)
I like Nate's idea. Then install aptitude. Use it to browse the X11 section
and install the stuff you want. aptitude will pull in the dependencies.
Debian is *very* GNOME-centric. As a practical matter you won't be able to
rid your system completely of it, even if you use KDE for everything.
Kevin
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