Subj : Removing Gnome
To   : ALL
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Oct 25 2025 10:54:45

10 years ago, I bought a laptop that came with linux installed.  The
default manager was Gnome.  As it was not the annoying touch-screen looking
version, I decided to keep it.

Now that the system is 10 years old, Gnome has become a little too resource
hungry for it.  I have switched it to my favorite manager, IceWM.

I would like to remove Gnome to free up space.  I think I know what I need
to do:

(1) replace gdm with another display manager (probably lightdm)
(2) apt remove gnome

However, I want to be sure I am not overlooking anything that might break
when I remove Gnome, i.e. something beyond replacing the display manager
that I might need to consider first?

Thoughts appreciated.  Thanks!

Mike


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