Subj : Re: Removing Gnome
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Oct 26 2025 15:47:04

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Gamgee <=-

 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...

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

There are workarounds for actual dependencies?

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

 SD> I have been using Linux in some way or the other since 1998

So have I.

 SD> and not once have I ever had to do that, even if I've trashed the Linux
 SD> install.

Nobody said it *had* to be done...  In this case, IMHO, it's the easiest 
way to switch over to a new desktop environment, that's all.  There is 
often more than one way to do things.



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