Re: removing gnome
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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 don't think it uses huge amounts of resources
>> (unless you have a need for hard disk space). As for individual apps,
>> like the screensaver, just disable it
>
> 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?
You must have thought of that, so I might have missed your comment.
> I'm not sure where else there might be a conflict, I just thought it would be
> better without both GDM and KDM around. It will probably hurt more to try to
> remove packages, than it will be to troubleshoot issues, so maybe I better
> leave well enough alone:)
There is no law of nature insisting that you run a display manager.
In fact, people (including non-geeks) function quite well without it.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
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