Thanks, this solved my problem. aptitude is trying to pull all the recommended packages. Cheers, Ivo <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 4:00 AM, <<a href="mailto:xubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:31:41 +0200 From: Vincent <<a href="mailto:imnotb@gmail.com">imnotb@gmail.com</a>> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu-desktop package installs gnome To: "Xubuntu Help and User Discussions"        <<a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Message-ID:        <<a href="mailto:749ebd440806050631u67324986ld0f16f39c8fb8ec8@mail.gmail.com">749ebd440806050631u67324986ld0f16f39c8fb8ec8@mail.gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" On 6/5/08, Charlie Kravetz <<a href="mailto:cjk@teamcharliesangels.com">cjk@teamcharliesangels.com</a>> wrote: > > > On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 04:19 -0700, Ivo Jimenez wrote: > > I've been using xubuntu since dapper and I love it. > > > > I'm now using Hardy and I mistakenly uninstalled the xubuntu-desktop > > package. When I installing it again, aptitude automatically wanted to > > install gnome: > > > > $ sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... Done > > Reading extended state information > > Initializing package states... Done > > Building tag database... Done > > The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: > >   alacarte capplets-data cdrdao deskbar-applet desktop-base > > evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common gnome-about > > gnome-applets > >   gnome-applets-data gnome-control-center gnome-desktop-data > > gnome-doc-utils gnome-media gnome-menus gnome-netstatus-applet > > gnome-panel > >   gnome-panel-data gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon > > gnome-user-guide gnome-utils gromit gvfs gvfs-backends libao2 > > libarchive1 libatspi1.0-0 > >   libcdio-cdda0 libcdio-paranoia0 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 > > libedataserverui1.2-8 libeel2-2 libeel2-data libegroupwise1.2-13 > >   libgdata-google1.2-1 libgdata1.2-1 libgnome-window-settings1 > > libgnomevfs2-extra libgvfscommon0 libgweather-common libgweather1 > > librarian0 > >   libxml2-utils menu menu-xdg metacity mousetweaks nautilus > > nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-data python-beagle python-fpconst > > python-gmenu > >   python-soappy totem-common totem-gstreamer totem-mozilla > > totem-plugins totem-plugins-extra xdg-user-dirs xsltproc yelp > > > > > > > > Is this OK? How could I restore the xubuntu-desktop package? I want to > > have it for future consistent dist-upgrades. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > Yes, this is OK. It is not installing Gnome, it is installing Gnome > packages and libraries that used by Xubuntu. Are you sure? I don't think alacarte, gnome-applets, gnome-applets-data, gnome-control-center, gnome-desktop-data, gnome-panel and whatnot are included in Xubuntu.... Something is pulling this in. Isn't there a way to see which packages pull these in? Or perhaps its the use of aptitude - I believe it also pulls in "recommends". Try using apt-get or configuring aptitude to only install dependencies. Good Luck, > > -- > Charlie Kravetz Best, -- Vincent</blockquote></div>