Hatalar205 at 12:47, 24 October 2012

2012-10-24T12:47:33Z

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=== warning ===
Before removing a Desktop Environment like KDE, you have to keep a few things in mind;
* it will remove tons and tons of stuff, probably more than you want to be removed.
* Removing too much might leave your system unusable.
* Be sure to have an alternative DM installed. (gdm or lxdm or lightdm)
That said, unless you are running out of hard drive space or have limited bandwidth for updates,

there is no real harm in having kde installed. If you don't use it, it won't hinder performance.

== preparation ==
For this to work, the best way of doing this is to first install a alternative Desktop Environment.

In this tutorial KDE will be replaced with XFCE.

# open a console/terminal and become root. (of course you can also do this with [[Rigo]]
# install your alternative Desktop Environment:
{{Console| <pre class="clear"># equo install @xfce --ask</pre>}}
for [[Rigo]]: enter:'''xfce4-meta''' in the searchbox, select the package, and click install,

or install directly using a shortcut in the searchbox: '''do:install xfce4-meta''' accept the licence agreement.
# install a alternative LoginManager: (in this case, i choose lxdm)
{{Console| <pre class="clear"># equo install lxdm</pre>}}
# while at the terminal, change the default LoginManager to '''lxdm''':
{{Console| <pre class="clear"># nano -w /etc/conf.d/xdm</pre>}}
and replace:
{{Console| <pre class="clear">DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"</pre>}}
with:
{{Console| <pre class="clear">DISPLAYMANAGER="lxdm"</pre>}}
# When done, save: [CTRL-O] and close: [CTRL-X]
# logoff, and logon again into the fresh installed Environment. (NOT KDE)

== Removing KDE ==
So now we're logged in with XFCE.
# open your favourite terminal, and become root.
# enter following in the terminal:
{{Console| <pre class="clear">equo remove kdelibs --ask --deep</pre>}}
# check the package list before proceeding.
{{Note| It might very well be possible, that Entropy wants to remove vital packages for XFCE as well.,

so chances are that after a reboot the system is unusable.

In that case, when KDE is removed., '''before''' rebooting, (just in case) simply reinstall your new DE, eg.: '''equo install @xfce'''}}

== final steps ==
When done, a few final steps, enter '''equo conf update''' to check if configuration files needs to be updated, manually.

perform a '''equo deptest''' and '''equo libtest'''.

and remove the .kde4 directory in your home folder...
{{Console| <pre class="clear">rm -rf /home/your-username/.kde4</pre>}}
and '''.kderc''':
{{Console| <pre class="clear">rm -rf /home/your-username/.kderc</pre>}}

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Hatalar205 at 12:47, 24 October 2012