[xubuntu-users] unwanted packages

[Wes James]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 5:02 AM, Neil Winchurst <neilwin at drofle.co.uk>
wrote:

> Recently I upgraded to Xubuntu 14.04. That is to say it was a new
> installation not an upgrade. I notice that it includes some programs
> that I don't really need or want. Two examples are pidgin and zeitgeist.
>
> Is it all right to simply remove these or might that cause problems?
> Are there some programs which should be left alone and simply not used?
>

You may want to take a look at apt-cache:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/80655/how-can-i-check-dependency-list-for-a-deb-package

and apt-get remove/purge:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/231562/what-is-the-difference-between-apt-get-purge-and-apt-get-remove

-wes
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