How do I?

[mangeli]

Ok, I did a full install of Slackware 8.0. I want to remove X, KDE, GNOME and the others (I only want command line, this is a gateway so it won't even have a monitor hooked up to it...).

[mangeli]

NM. I'm just removing the packages I don't want installed.

[Ludootje]

may i ask why you remove x? i mean, you have the choice between:
* a pretty desktop, images etc
* plain text
Yes, sometimes the plain text is better, though i can't understand why ppl remove it.. exept if you don't have enough HD space

[mangeli]

Originally posted by Ludootje:
<STRONG>may i ask why you remove x? i mean, you have the choice between:
* a pretty desktop, images etc
* plain text
Yes, sometimes the plain text is better, though i can't understand why ppl remove it.. exept if you don't have enough HD space</STRONG>


How many reasons do you want?

A. The box is a firewall/gateway/webserver
IT DOESN'T NEED A GUI.

B. It sits in a closet with out a keyboard/monitor.

C. The hd is only 2g.

D. Its a P133

E. I didn't want a gui, I like the command line.

F. LYNX r0x0r5

Need I go on?

G. Its a Slackware Box. Its perfect in the command line.

H. Nautilus is a bunch of Bloat, so is KDE, Gnome, Netscape, Galeon, Mozilla, Koffice and the rest.

I. Fortune works at the CLI

[Ludootje]

with those reasons.. i can understand you ;)

exept this:
H. Nautilus is a bunch of Bloat, so is KDE, Gnome, Netscape, Galeon, Mozilla, Koffice and the rest.
i agree about netscapen koffice & nautilus, though the rest rulezzz

I. Fortune works at the CLI
fortune? cli?

[mangeli]

Originally posted by Ludootje:
<STRONG>

I. Fortune works at the CLI
fortune? cli?</STRONG>

At the command line interface (CLI) type fortune.

If you have the bsd games package installed, you get a witty saying.

[Dave's not here]

I think you can type setup from a root command line and then select the add/remove packages option. I could be wrong though.

[mangeli]

I just used the removepkg command. Worked like a charm.