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[ILUG] Safest method of removing unwanted packages\apps etc.. (FC3)

[ILUG] Safest method of removing unwanted packages\apps etc.. (FC3)

Conor Daly conor.daly at cod.utvinternet.com
Thu Dec 23 21:40:33 GMT 2004


On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 04:34:02PM +0000 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, 
Frank Murphy thought:
> I have the file-server up & running.
> music, sound, sendmail all extra to needs.
> 
> If I go apt-get remove mikmod (for eg.)
> 
> It also want to remove:
> gnome-applets gmone-media gnome-session
> gnome-volume-manager gstreamer-plugin
> mikmod nautilus-media.
> 
> I could be wrong, but I think I need gnome-session to log-in.
> I've tried google, but there is as many opinions as distros.

Unless you're running this as a desktop machine, you dont need gnome {or X
for that matter}

Conor
-- 
Conor Daly <conor.daly at oceanfree.net>

Domestic Sysadmin :-)
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 21:39:48  up 30 days,  1:59,  1 user,  load average: 0.11, 0.07, 0.02



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