Safely uninstalling GNOME desktop environment on Fedora 29
This question is similar to What is secure to remove from GNOME Desktop => GNOME (but not a duplicate).
I want to remove the GNOME desktop environment. Running the proposed command in this question does not work on Fedora 29.
$ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment
Warning: Group 'gnome-desktop-environment' is not installed.
Error: No groups marked for removal.
I noticed there is a group called gnome-desktop instead.
However, sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop lists hundreds (all?) of installed packages for removal. It includes packages that are not at all related to GNOME (such as lib*, plasma-*, texlive-*, ...). I fear that running this command will force me to do a full re-install of the system.
Is there a safe way to remove GNOME's desktop environment from Fedora 29 that leaves me with a functioning KDE install?
I just want to reclaim some disk space (not all of it..)
fedora gnome dnf
asked Nov 23 '18 at 14:37
Jochem KuijpersJochem Kuijpers
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This question is similar to What is secure to remove from GNOME Desktop => GNOME (but not a duplicate).
I want to remove the GNOME desktop environment. Running the proposed command in this question does not work on Fedora 29.
$ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment
Warning: Group 'gnome-desktop-environment' is not installed.
Error: No groups marked for removal.
I noticed there is a group called gnome-desktop instead.
However, sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop lists hundreds (all?) of installed packages for removal. It includes packages that are not at all related to GNOME (such as lib*, plasma-*, texlive-*, ...). I fear that running this command will force me to do a full re-install of the system.
Is there a safe way to remove GNOME's desktop environment from Fedora 29 that leaves me with a functioning KDE install?
I just want to reclaim some disk space (not all of it..)
fedora gnome dnf
asked Nov 23 '18 at 14:37
Jochem KuijpersJochem Kuijpers
137129
My general experience is that it is difficult and risky to remove a desktop environment. It is usually easier (and faster) to backup the files that you want to keep and make a fresh installation and avoid adding things that you don't want. After the installation you can copy the files that you backed up into your fresh system.
– sudodus
Nov 23 '18 at 17:17
In theory it should work. I would suggest backup first and if you have any problems reinstall kde and if that fails reinstall with the kde spin.
– Panther
Nov 23 '18 at 17:37
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This question is similar to What is secure to remove from GNOME Desktop => GNOME (but not a duplicate).
I want to remove the GNOME desktop environment. Running the proposed command in this question does not work on Fedora 29.
$ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment
Warning: Group 'gnome-desktop-environment' is not installed.
Error: No groups marked for removal.
I noticed there is a group called gnome-desktop instead.
However, sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop lists hundreds (all?) of installed packages for removal. It includes packages that are not at all related to GNOME (such as lib*, plasma-*, texlive-*, ...). I fear that running this command will force me to do a full re-install of the system.
Is there a safe way to remove GNOME's desktop environment from Fedora 29 that leaves me with a functioning KDE install?
I just want to reclaim some disk space (not all of it..)
fedora gnome dnf
asked Nov 23 '18 at 14:37
Jochem KuijpersJochem Kuijpers
137129
This question is similar to What is secure to remove from GNOME Desktop => GNOME (but not a duplicate).
I want to remove the GNOME desktop environment. Running the proposed command in this question does not work on Fedora 29.
$ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment
Warning: Group 'gnome-desktop-environment' is not installed.
Error: No groups marked for removal.
I noticed there is a group called gnome-desktop instead.
However, sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop lists hundreds (all?) of installed packages for removal. It includes packages that are not at all related to GNOME (such as lib*, plasma-*, texlive-*, ...). I fear that running this command will force me to do a full re-install of the system.
Is there a safe way to remove GNOME's desktop environment from Fedora 29 that leaves me with a functioning KDE install?
I just want to reclaim some disk space (not all of it..)
fedora gnome dnf
fedora gnome dnf
asked Nov 23 '18 at 14:37
Jochem KuijpersJochem Kuijpers
137129
asked Nov 23 '18 at 14:37
Jochem KuijpersJochem Kuijpers
137129
asked Nov 23 '18 at 14:37
Jochem KuijpersJochem Kuijpers
137129
asked Nov 23 '18 at 14:37
Jochem KuijpersJochem Kuijpers
137129
asked Nov 23 '18 at 14:37
Jochem KuijpersJochem Kuijpers
137129
137129
My general experience is that it is difficult and risky to remove a desktop environment. It is usually easier (and faster) to backup the files that you want to keep and make a fresh installation and avoid adding things that you don't want. After the installation you can copy the files that you backed up into your fresh system.
– sudodus
Nov 23 '18 at 17:17
In theory it should work. I would suggest backup first and if you have any problems reinstall kde and if that fails reinstall with the kde spin.
– Panther
Nov 23 '18 at 17:37
add a comment |
My general experience is that it is difficult and risky to remove a desktop environment. It is usually easier (and faster) to backup the files that you want to keep and make a fresh installation and avoid adding things that you don't want. After the installation you can copy the files that you backed up into your fresh system.
– sudodus
Nov 23 '18 at 17:17
In theory it should work. I would suggest backup first and if you have any problems reinstall kde and if that fails reinstall with the kde spin.
– Panther
Nov 23 '18 at 17:37
My general experience is that it is difficult and risky to remove a desktop environment. It is usually easier (and faster) to backup the files that you want to keep and make a fresh installation and avoid adding things that you don't want. After the installation you can copy the files that you backed up into your fresh system.
– sudodus
Nov 23 '18 at 17:17
My general experience is that it is difficult and risky to remove a desktop environment. It is usually easier (and faster) to backup the files that you want to keep and make a fresh installation and avoid adding things that you don't want. After the installation you can copy the files that you backed up into your fresh system.
– sudodus
Nov 23 '18 at 17:17
In theory it should work. I would suggest backup first and if you have any problems reinstall kde and if that fails reinstall with the kde spin.
– Panther
Nov 23 '18 at 17:37
In theory it should work. I would suggest backup first and if you have any problems reinstall kde and if that fails reinstall with the kde spin.
– Panther
Nov 23 '18 at 17:37
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This is probably no a satisfying answer, but I don't think so. I recently tried to remove gnome from Fedora 29 to switch to i3. After setting the window manager up, I used $ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop to 'just' get rid of gnome and I wasn't even able to start up an xserver afterwards. As you said, $ dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment seems to be obsolete. I found this thread to be interesting, too.
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This is probably no a satisfying answer, but I don't think so. I recently tried to remove gnome from Fedora 29 to switch to i3. After setting the window manager up, I used $ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop to 'just' get rid of gnome and I wasn't even able to start up an xserver afterwards. As you said, $ dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment seems to be obsolete. I found this thread to be interesting, too.
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This is probably no a satisfying answer, but I don't think so. I recently tried to remove gnome from Fedora 29 to switch to i3. After setting the window manager up, I used $ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop to 'just' get rid of gnome and I wasn't even able to start up an xserver afterwards. As you said, $ dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment seems to be obsolete. I found this thread to be interesting, too.
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This is probably no a satisfying answer, but I don't think so. I recently tried to remove gnome from Fedora 29 to switch to i3. After setting the window manager up, I used $ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop to 'just' get rid of gnome and I wasn't even able to start up an xserver afterwards. As you said, $ dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment seems to be obsolete. I found this thread to be interesting, too.
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This is probably no a satisfying answer, but I don't think so. I recently tried to remove gnome from Fedora 29 to switch to i3. After setting the window manager up, I used $ sudo dnf group remove gnome-desktop to 'just' get rid of gnome and I wasn't even able to start up an xserver afterwards. As you said, $ dnf group remove gnome-desktop-environment seems to be obsolete. I found this thread to be interesting, too.
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My general experience is that it is difficult and risky to remove a desktop environment. It is usually easier (and faster) to backup the files that you want to keep and make a fresh installation and avoid adding things that you don't want. After the installation you can copy the files that you backed up into your fresh system.
– sudodus
Nov 23 '18 at 17:17
In theory it should work. I would suggest backup first and if you have any problems reinstall kde and if that fails reinstall with the kde spin.
– Panther
Nov 23 '18 at 17:37