I want to remove Gnome and swich over to a light-windowmanager.
Can I use all apps that are writen for gnome (and KDE) or do I need to re-install some programms.
and how do I remove which packages when I want to remove Gnome?
THX
Removing Gnome
Theorically, there is a task-gnome package, on which depends Gnome. If you remove it with apt-get remove, it will remove Gnome, too. If you don't have this package (maybe because you installed Gnome 'manually'), then remove a low-level library on which Gnome depends, for example libgnomeui-common. It will remove Gnome.
However, if you want to use applications written for Gnome and/or KDE, you will need the appropriate libraries. You cannot use Nautilus without the Gnome libs, or Konqueror without the KDE libs.
In my opinion, the best way to change is that you install a lightweight window manager, but you don't remove Gnome. Play a couple of weeks with your new WM, and you'll see if you need Gnome or not (You can use Gnome programs from any window manager, they will load the libs they need). If not, you can safely purge it without worrying about reinstalling it two days later for your favorite mail client, for example... :-)
However, if you want to use applications written for Gnome and/or KDE, you will need the appropriate libraries. You cannot use Nautilus without the Gnome libs, or Konqueror without the KDE libs.
In my opinion, the best way to change is that you install a lightweight window manager, but you don't remove Gnome. Play a couple of weeks with your new WM, and you'll see if you need Gnome or not (You can use Gnome programs from any window manager, they will load the libs they need). If not, you can safely purge it without worrying about reinstalling it two days later for your favorite mail client, for example... :-)
if you remove gnome-desktop-environment, gnome-session, gnome-panel and a few more ( try apt-cache search gnome | more ) this will remove much of the gnome desktop.and how do I remove which packages when I want to remove Gnome?
most "gnome apps" are actually gtk2 applications, these will work as long as you keep the gtk2 libraries.
(lightwise windowmanager: e.g. fluxbox )
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You might try apt-get remove gnome* --purge
This will remove ALL of gnome, even your gnome apps.
Don't worry, the binary packages are in your apt-cache directory,
so if you do need them, you won't have to download them again.
Just apt-get blablabla and it will install the package from cache.
Greetingz
This will remove ALL of gnome, even your gnome apps.
Don't worry, the binary packages are in your apt-cache directory,
so if you do need them, you won't have to download them again.
Just apt-get blablabla and it will install the package from cache.
Greetingz
if they are still in the cache depends from when he cleared it the last time ...even your gnome apps.
i think there is an urgend need for the future to find away for removing desktop environments like gnome or kde without removing the apps.
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