From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CE8he-0002hi-00 for ; Sun, 03 Oct 2004 11:55:15 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i93Fsmhn010629 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 3 Oct 2004 11:54:48 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i93FsmAg010628 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 3 Oct 2004 11:54:48 -0400 Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 11:54:48 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20041003155448.GA10560@rednote.net> References: <20041002215322.GI3905@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.8-1.541.rootsmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: Debian Uninstall Question X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 15:55:20 -0000 Thanks, Cheryl. That got me another package. I guess I'm finding out there's no way other than to dribble them off one at a time--or maybe a dozen at a time. I suspect there are quite a few more there, though. Oh well. At least the hd isn't starved for meaningful updates at this point. So the emergency has gone out of the issue at least. Cheryl Homiak writes: > Hi Janina. > I wrote this before but thinking somebody else might have a better answer > I postponed it. I hope maybe it helps some. > > At least on unstable, I can do > > apt-get remove gnome2* > and have most if not all of the gnome packages removed. Only if you try to > add or remove anything with apt-get using the star after the name, make > sure you look at what it is about to remove so you don't lose more than > you intended. > I realize this still leaves some x applications; not sure how you would > handle those. > Tasksel allows you to add groups of packages but not remove them. Dselect > might allow you to do what you want, but I personally don't find dselect > very speech or braille friendly--that might just be my preference though. > I don't know if aptitude would give you any more flexibility than apt-get > or not. > > > -- > Cheryl > > "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040