On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 01:32:08PM EST, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 12:40:01PM -0500, cga2000 wrote: > > Is there a quick way to remove the gnome and KDE desktop environments > > that won't mess up apt..? > > If I understand what you're trying to do, then I don't think this is a > good solution. It introduces unecessary complication. That said, one > way I see of doing this in a sort of automated way is to set up flat > files for use with dpkg --get-selections/--set-selections. You could > use dpkg --get-selections > somefile to get a list of what is > currently installed. Go in and manually edit a copy of that list to > reflect what you actually want and then use the original and edited > lists to toggle your system back and forth. something like > > dpkg --set-selections < edited-file > apt-get dselect-upgrade > <backup procedures here> > dpkg --set-selections < original-file > apt-get dselect-upgrade > > totally untested. > > > > > If possible I would prefer not to remove a few gtk-based apps such as > > gpdf, gimp, and mozilla. > > > > The main objective is to be able to run full system backups that don't > > take forever and fit on a single CD-RW. > > surely your backup system can filter what actually gets backed up. By > removing packages before backing up, and then (I assume) reinstalling > them you are not making a full system backup anyway. So just trim out > non-critical stuff from what gets backed up. Then be sure to include a > dpkg --get-selections output into the backup as well so that things > can be reset properly after the restore. FWIW, in my backup strategy I > don't back up the whole system. I backup my home directory (obviously) > on a nightly basis using rdiff-backup. I also on a regular basis > backup all of /etc and get a new list of selections from dpkg. Between > these three, I can be up and running pretty quickly -- do an etch > install, dist-upgrade to sid, apt-get dselect-upgrade from my dpkg > selections, copy over the old /etc, restore home and away I go.
Sorry I was unclear. I want to remove all the crud from my system in order to be able to run backups that are fast, small, and simple. I installed gnome and kde at one point but I never use them. I have no intention of reinstalling them at a later date. Thanks, cga -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
