On 02/20/2011 02:05 PM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
>> so, tell me the easy way to get RID of anything kde4 ?
>>      
> this is what I did - but it's not for the faint hearted:
>
> # apt-get purge $(dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}'|grep '^plasma-')
>    
that one also wanted to get rid of k3b* k3b-i18n* kdebase-runtime* , but 
that is FINE, because it left k3b-trinity.

> # apt-get purge $(dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}'|grep '^libnepomuk-')
>    
also that got rid of some virtuoso packages..

> # apt-get purge $(dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}'|grep '^strigi-')
>    
nice!
> # apt-get purge $(dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}'|grep '^kde4-')
>
>    
# apt-get purge $(dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}'|grep '^kde4-')
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.

> Now each of this lines gives you a bunch of packages, that will also be
> removed. Keep an eye on them, there might be some packages you'd like and
> need to reinstall later from trinity repository.
>
> But first check, that you get synaptic running:-)
>    
as normal user, it now works.. weird, and it asks for the user password, 
NOT root..

-- 
Paul Cartwright