Apps :: Unistalling all unwanted debian and myDSL apps
I read much forums, HOWTOS, etc, explain well the process of unistalling debian packages, but, how unistall apps like Dillo, Firefox, VNC, AxysFTP and install others, because I dont use some of the desktop default apps...
some help please!
PD: I'm a newbie in linux, but an intermediate php programmer.. and some basic ms-dos commands...
Most applications will need to be removed manually, meaning you'll need to find the files used by the applications and delete them. There is a good explaination of where particular files are kept here:
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/index.html
What type of installation are you using? If it's live cd, embedded, or frugal, you will need to remaster the KNOPPIX file.
I'm using a HD instalation and running in qemu, it's not embedded, because I have instaled them... but if I running on my HD, need to be remaster again?
I'm reading the filesystem hierachy, but i'm still more confused that before... for example if I to uninstall Dillo, how I know what libraries it use and what library I can delete.. because much apps use the same library, right? :S
A harddrive installation *could* be frugal, which would require a remaster. The debian-style install makes a fully-writable filesystem, so you don't need to remaster. If you have /ramdisk and /KNOPPIX directories, you are probably running frugal.
Personally I would not recommend that you touch libraries unless you are sure they aren't needed. Many libraries are shared among multiple programs, as you said. I'm sorry to say I don't think there is any way to check what files depend on a given library. The best you could do is guess, and hope you don't delete something you need.
apart from the dynamic libraries, the files you need to remove typically have the same or similar name as the program.
The executable is found in /bin, /usr/bin, or /usr/local/bin. Those found in /bin are the very basic programs that are common to most Linux system, and probably are not ones you want to remove.
Data files such as images and documentation are in /usr/share and /usr/local/share, usually in a subdirectory.
Configuration files are often found in /etc
Occasionally an application will install data files in a subdirectory of /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib. I have no idea why some developers decide to do that, but it happens.
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