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Removing GNOME packages from KDE install (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago by Corr@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I installed GNOME on my KDE fedora install some time ago not realizing it would litter my install with gnome apps. Wondering if there's a safe and easy way to remove them. Everyone online seems to say that removing a DE risks uninstalling a lot of stuff and thought I should ask here to be sure.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I suppose Fedora works similar to Debian handling dependencies, thus uninstalling libgtk* should trigger removing all GNOME/GTK packages and apps. Removing a metapackage, like it's probably gnome-desktop, usually does almost nothing.

Edit: You can reinstall the GTK apps you like to use, e.g. Firefox or LibreOffice, later, as the user config files are not going to be deleted.

Edit 2: Maybe I've misunderstood: Do you want to keep the GNOME login session an desktop environment but use KDE apps like Kate instead of gedit?

[–] Corr@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I want everything GNOME gone. Decided KDE was more my style

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Then, as I said, removing libgtk2 and libgtk3, specifically, the corresponding packages containing these libraries, should trigger removing everything GNOME/GTK related.