KDE and too many programs

[O. Sinclair]

Tez wrote:
> O. Sinclair wrote:
>> O. Sinclair wrote:
>>   
>>> O. Sinclair wrote:
>>>     
>>>> 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
Which is exactly why it irritates me that Edgy seems to give me fewer 
choices than Dapper...

Sinclair