[xubuntu-users] Removal of Thunderbird and Firefox

[Adam Miller]

this is exactly why I use aptitude ... i don't have to worry about things
like that because it checks for me and will tell me if i am about to hose my
system ;)

-Adam

On 1/14/07, Robert B. Lance Sr. <vidd at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Actually...that is not entirely accurate....
> auto remove looks for packages that are no longer required.....
> removing xubuntu-desktop and running apt-get autoremove never wiped out my
> system. it only asks to remove xubuntu-docs
>
> Robert B. Lance Sr.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Joshua Gardner <mellowcellofellow at gmail.com>
> *To:* Xubuntu Help and User Discussions <xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:48 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [xubuntu-users] Removal of Thunderbird and Firefox
>
> ...unless you installed it with Aptitude, or you decide to run apt-get
> autoremove. Then it will remove all of the packages that are dependancies of
> xubuntu-desktop. This includes everything from Mousepad to xserver-xorg.
>
> So, just be careful.
>
> -Josh
>
> On 1/14/07, Luzius Thoeny <lucius.antonius at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Richard Jenkins wrote:
> > >  ... and I would like
> > > to remove the two mozilla-based programs from the desktop.  Simple
> > removal
> > > also offers to remove the xubuntu desktop.  Can this be separated?
> > xubuntu-desktop is just a 'grouping' packet, it does not contain
> > anything by itself. uninstalling it doesn't pose a problem.
> >
> > luzi
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