Subj : Re: Removing Gnome
To   : Gamgee
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Oct 27 2025 08:29:11

  Re: Re: Removing Gnome
  By: Gamgee to Sean Dennis on Sun Oct 26 2025 10:01:35

 > I'm not understanding something here...  How exactly do you "take care
 > of dependency hell" before using the "apt remove" command?  You probably
 > can't tell exactly what other programs depend on Gnome, and how will you
 > prevent 'apt' from removing them?  The devil is in the details...
 
Here I would do it by checking/capturing the list of programs it says it is
going to remove and then add any I want to keep back after it is done.  If one
I want to keep claims it needs to re-install gnome, then I look for an
alternative.
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