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From: ny6p01@×××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]How can i remove the xfce clearly?
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:41:51
Message-Id: 20120421183955.GB17073@badass.gateway.2wire.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user]How can i remove the xfce clearly? by Florian Philipp
1 On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 09:45:49AM +0200, Florian Philipp wrote:
2 > Am 21.04.2012 05:27, schrieb ??????:
3 > > I just install the xfce a few days ago, But i find i didn't like it . So
4 > > i want to remove it and install the Gnome . How can i remove the xfce
5 > > clearly ?
6 > >
7 > > --
8 > > ????????????????????????
9 >
10 > Gnome and Xfce share many libraries. Therefore it is best to install
11 > Gnome first, before removing Xfce. Otherwise you will remove libraries
12 > which you will later re-emerge for Gnome.
13 >
14 > Then you need to configure your display manager (kdm, gdm, xdm) to use
15 > Gnome instead of Xfce. Kdm and Gdm should allow you to do that directly
16 > on the login screen.
17 >
18 > When you are satisfied with Gnome, edit /var/lib/portage/world and
19 > remove every line containing an Xfce package. Then run `emerge -av
20 > --depclean` and you are done.
21 >
22 > You could continue to remove config files but that is usually not worth
23 > the trouble.
24 >
25 > Hope this helps,
26 > Florian Philipp
27 >
28
29
30 Do I understand you correctly that it is not necessary to run emerge
31 -unmerge first before removing the atoms from @world and running emerge
32 --depclean?
33
34 Terry

Replies

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Re: [gentoo-user]How can i remove the xfce clearly? Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user]How can i remove the xfce clearly? Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net>