Re: removing gnome
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On 01/20/08 16:32, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * Karl E. Jorgensen <karl@jorgensen.org.uk> [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
>> packages will depend (directly or indirectly) on these.
>
> Just keep trying to remove GNOME packages as you find them. the
> deborphan package can help.
>
> GNOME is like a virus in that it seems to embed itself rather deeply in
> one's installation. I use Aptitude in IU mode as a fine scalpel to
> remove what I can of it. Some useful packages like the Gimp use some
> GNOME libraries and since there is really no substitute for the Gimp, I
> live with it.
# apt-get --purge remove \
$(COLUMNS=140 dpkg -l | grep gnome | cut -c4-34)
Then go back and install the stuff you need, like gimp.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian
because I hate vegetables!"
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