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I'm trying to learn to use a non-debian distro because I like NimbleX, but I have no idea how to manage packages. I prefer the terminal for installing/removing packages in debian-based distros, and would do the following to remove packages:
sudo aptitude purge name-of-package
-or as root-
aptitude purge name-of-package
as a poor second option, I have used synaptic on occasion, but usually I just use synaptic as a way to explore the available packages. Gslapt isn't all that useful (doesn't hold a candle to synaptic), and it doesn't seem to know how the packages got into my nimblex. I opened Gslapt and went to remove dillo, which I can plainly see in the menu, but gslapt says it isn't installed. I want to remove a large number of packages, but don't know where to begin.
greenstar
kokuhorice wrote:
> Gslapt works fine. I was able to uninstall Dillo and other stuff from Gslapt.
Hi greenstar, Welcome to NimbleX.
I'm a Debian user too. Yeah, Debian and Slackware work differently. Take a look at
Slackware 101 http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/live/slax/slax01-Slackware/ar01s02.html
to see how Slackware manages it packages.
Next, you need to understand the concept of
Frugal installation http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/live/slax/slax03-SlaxInstallation/
in order to understand why it works for kokuhorice but not you.
Only after you know the difference between Frugal installation and real HD installation, can you start to understand
how to remove packages from modules http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/live/slax/slax09-SlaxCustomization/ar01s04.html
At this point, you will understand that it is easier to build module than doing strip outs.
I've made suggestions to Bogdan about the arrangement of the modules, and hope we will get slimmer modules in next release.
If you decide to build your own modules, this might help
MetaBuild http://live-developers.sourceforge.net/tools/metabuild/
PS. do not be tempted to do a real HD installation. IMHO, no other distros come even close to Debian's package management — "doesn't hold a candle" to it. :-)
But for Live linux, no other distros come close to Slax and other similar distros like NimbleX.
documented on: 2008-03-28, xpt