I installed GNOME on my KDE fedora install some time ago not realizing it would litter my install with gnome apps. Wondering if there’s a safe and easy way to remove them. Everyone online seems to say that removing a DE risks uninstalling a lot of stuff and thought I should ask here to be sure.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    7 months ago

    Have you thought about biting the bullet and just doing a full wipe and fresh OS install? I recently did this with a fresh, minimal Debian install, and it was so worth it.

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      7 months ago

      I just installed 6 months ago and I don’t feel any need or desire to do a full reinstall if I can avoid it

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        7 months ago

        It’s not. I’m constantly learning and making a mess. A fresh install every year or two keeps the house clean, and keeps me in good practice.

        • leopold@lemmy.kde.social
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          7 months ago

          You learn significantly more from actually fixing the problems with your install as opposed to just constantly starting over every time. Doing it just to get rid of a couple of GNOME packages is especially not worth the trouble, considering it’s a rather trivial task.

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            7 months ago

            It may sound masochistic, but I take the opportunity to write scripts that prepare the environment exactly how I like it.

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              7 months ago

              Sounds like you’re rolling your own immutable os, in a way. Masochistic is an accurate description.