This doesn't seem new to me. As someone who came over from using straight Ubuntu, if I tried to remove something like evolution, it would warn that it would also remove ubuntu-desktop. I think this is because it's because ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, and kubuntu-desktop are all installed as meta-packages (one big package containing several individual ones) . . . so if you try to remove one portion of the meta-package, it takes the rest of the meta-package with it. However, I'm not a developer.
<br><br>Because I didn't want some of the standard xubuntu packages, I started my xubuntu installation with just the base command-line system. From there, I installed the xfce4 and xubuntu packages that I needed (e.g., xfce4-panel, xfce4-session, xubuntu-usplash, etc.), but did not install the xubuntu-desktop package. This approach works for me, but it's definitely a more complicated way to go.
<br><br>I wish I were able to do what these folks are trying to do - just installing xubuntu-desktop and removing the apps that I don't want. It sure would make things easier to set up.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 11/2/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Adam Miller</b> <<a href="mailto:maxamillion@gmail.com">maxamillion@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I haven't experienced this personally, but I had an unusual amount of complaints today in irc and thought it should be brought up. Apparently when installing xubuntu-desktop from another install (ubuntu, kubuntu, or edubuntu) when the user attempts to "apt-get remove firefox" or "apt-get remove thunderbird" it uninstalls all of xubuntu-desktop along with it. I haven't verified this, but I thought I would bring it to the attention of others.
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