On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 02:29:25PM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > I installed the gnome package on my machine. This sucked in a bunch of > packages, including evolution. > > I like evolution, but I have zero use for it on this machine, and it's > huge. Unfortunately, if I try to remove it, aptitude whines and cries > and "fixes" things in the name of gnome. > > I guess gnome requires one of two email clients, evolution or balsa, to > be installed. I guess this is to force a fully usable desktop > environment. > > So, assuming this dependence isn't a bug, and so isn't going to change > any time soon ... > > What are the drawbacks of just uninstalling the gnome package and > keeping the packages on which it depends (except for evolution and > certain others)?
Are you sure that you're not using one of the gnome metapackages. I don't believe any of the 'real' Gnome packages depend on Evolution. But I know there's a gnome-desktop package which is a metapackage supplying everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) that you'll ever (and I do mean EVER, get the picture :) need. If this is what's causing the depndency, then feel free to remove it. All of the other packages will stay installed. Once it's gone, then get rid of Evolution and you're all set. -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
