KDE and too many programs

[Tez]

O. Sinclair wrote:
> O. Sinclair wrote:
>   
>> O. Sinclair wrote:
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>>> Rob Blomquist wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I usually don't take the time to install KDE the way I want, but now I am 
>>>> getting very interested in paring down all those programs to the ones I want 
>>>> and need, and those I don't.
>>>>
>>>> A big part of the problem are the metapackages and how they control the need 
>>>> for all the tools. 
>>>>
>>>> Are metapackages safe to remove? Then customize the package choice as I wish, 
>>>> while paying, of course, close attention to the dependancies involved? Ubuntu 
>>>> seems to act as if they are crucial to the upgrades being handled properly.
>>>>
>>>> Rob
>>>>         
>>> am looking forward to more tech-savvy replies to this than I can give 
>>> you. All I know is that I to some extent consider it a pain in the .... 
>>> that I can not remove bluetooth that I have no use for whatsoever, nor 
>>> can I completely remove the new Kpowerguidance, without breaking 
>>> kde-desktop and a whole bunch of useful/necessary applications, such as 
>>> System Settings.
>>>
>>> I don't know why our dear KDE/Kubuntu developers insist on some of these 
>>>   apps being so necessary that you cannot remove them without messing up 
>>> your system. To my knowledge extremely few desktops and not all laptops 
>>> (far from) are sold with bluetooth.
>>>
>>> Sinclair
>>>
>>>       
>> I see I wrote kde-desktop, I do mean kubuntu-desktop of course.
>>
>> Sinclair
>>
>>     
> I see that I stand to correct my earlier rantings. It is possible to get 
> rid of bluetooth - but not the new Powermanager (kde-powerguidance). It 
> breaks the whole "guidance" - many of the System Settings disappear.
>
> And since I don't like the new Powermanager I don't like this 
> connection. Am considering reverting back to Dapper actually (not only 
> cause of that, other nuisances with Edgy as well).
>
> Sinclair
>
>   
At least you have that choice in Linux, if you were in the 'other' OS
and didn't like a feature then you'd be stuck.

Linux, it's whatever you want it to be.

Tez