[SERVER] How to remove gnome and other applications - headless

[Kenton Brede]

On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 02:49:46PM -0400, Robert Jameson (rj at dawnshosting.com) wrote:
> We did a default install of hoary on a server -- this server dosnt need
> gnome and all the other librarys and applications is there a meta
> package I can remove to uninstall all this stuff. 
> 
> I know we should of used the custom install command from the cd -- but
> it's too late now.  We've already removed gdm from starting up by using
> rcconf.

Why is it too late?

I would just reinstall using "server-expert" instead of using your 
default install.  Anytime I use an unfamiliar distro for a server, 
I plan on installing it at least two or three times just to understand 
the particulars.  
Kent

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