Subj : Re: Removing Gnome
To   : Gamgee
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Sun Oct 26 2025 13:56:09

-=> Gamgee wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

 Ga> I'm not understanding something here...  How exactly do you "take care
 Ga> of dependency hell" before using the "apt remove" command?  You
 Ga> probably can't tell exactly what other programs depend on Gnome, and
 Ga> how will you prevent 'apt' from removing them?  The devil is in the
 Ga> details...

By not using apt and using aptitude, like I said in my earlier comment.
aptitude can show you dependencies and there's workarounds if you're
willing to take the time to look.

The only thing GNOME I use are some of the GNOME games which rely on a
very small amount of GNOME libraries.

 Ga> Again, I would back up my home directory, wipe/reinstall with the
 Ga> Desktop desired (xfce for me), and be done.

I have been using Linux in some way or the other since 1998 and not once
have I ever had to do that, even if I've trashed the Linux install.

-- Sean

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