Hi, I'd like to keep Gnome if possible, but some of the libs it proposes removing sound critical. Here's the output anyway. Thanks.
James Hawaiian:/home/ja# apt-get purge mono-2.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime tomboy Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libpcsclite1 gtk2-engines-smooth planner dnsmasq-base update-notifier-common libmtp8 gthumb python-debian libaiksaurus-1.2-data libpolkit-dbus2 libopenraw1 update-notifier gnome-volume-manager network-manager-gnome latex-xft-fonts link-grammar-dictionaries-en gdebi libgoffice-0-8 libots0 gnome-app-install libpolkit-gnome0 libgpod-common policykit-gnome gthumb-data gparted cli-common rhythmbox abiword gnome-themes-extras evolution-exchange libpcap0.8 abiword-common transmission-gtk update-manager-gnome gdebi-core hal-cups-utils libgpod4 libpsiconv6 transmission-common policykit update-manager-core abiword-plugin-grammar liblink-grammar4 arj network-manager epiphany-extensions binfmt-support libwv-1.2-3 libnm-glib-vpn0 libgdome2-0 python-sexy w3c-dtd-xhtml python-vte libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a libpolkit-grant2 libgoffice-0-8-common libgtkmathview0c2a system-config-printer ppp abiword-plugin-mathview wpasupplicant python-gtkhtml2 gedit-plugins gnumeric-common liferea gnome-themes-more python-cups libopenrawgnome1 media-player-info gnumeric libdb4.6 liferea-data libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a libabiword-2.8 gnome-office python-cupsutils libpolkit2 libgtkhtml2-0 libgdome2-cpp-smart0c2a Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED gnome* libart2.0-cil* libgconf2.0-cil* libglade2.0-cil* libglib2.0-cil* libgmime2.4-cil* libgnome-vfs2.0-cil* libgnome2.24-cil* libgnomepanel2.24-cil* libgtk2.0-cil* libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil* libmono-addins0.2-cil* libmono-cairo2.0-cil* libmono-corlib2.0-cil* libmono-i18n-west2.0-cil* libmono-posix2.0-cil* libmono-security2.0-cil* libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil* libmono-system2.0-cil* libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil* libndesk-dbus1.0-cil* mono-2.0-gac* mono-gac* mono-runtime* tomboy* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 25 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 31.6MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n Abort. 2010/1/12 Andrew Sackville-West <and...@farwestbilliards.com> > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 02:35:47PM +0000, James Allsopp wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm using gnome but want to remove all traces of mono from my system, > I've a > > clean install of Squeeze. > > > > Can I, > > apt-get purge mono-2.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime tomboy > > > > No offence, if you want to use it fine, but I'd like rid of it. Tried > > running with simulate and it seems to want to get rid of gnome too. > > when you say "get rid of gnome too", do you mean the meta-package, > gnome, that is used to pull in all the dependencies required to make > gnome work, or do you mean *all* of gnome? > > If it's just the meta-package, then let it go, its purpose has already > been served. > > If you want more help, you should post up the output of the above > command. > > A > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAktMjgcACgkQaIeIEqwil4YvIACgndRAKMqHmIFgVFu5GITOoN6D > e7wAn30mQT1UjPvkZ/mnrPA3oD9PdHAM > =A8te > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >