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Re: Removing desktop environments



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 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.
> 

Yes.

Use an interactive package manager like aptitude.  Remove anything you
don't want and ensure that anything you do want isn't automatically
removed.

Doug.



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