Removing KDE apps, without removing kde?
 

I'm running Debian etch, kernel 2.6.18, KDE...
I need space on my computer (old laptop) but everytime I try to remove a kde application, it says I have to remove kde as a whole...

Is there a way I can remove some kde components but not actually have to give up kde completely?

You should be able to remove them with synaptic.
If you did the straight KDE install with no Gnome then Synaptic didn't come with it.
To get Synaptic just do a "apt-get update" and then "apt-get install synaptic" from a root terminal.
Then you should be able to remove most unwanted apps with a gui.

Proszbje:
Herz my basic KDE Debian (no-Gnome installed) routine

> apt-get update
> apt-get dist-upgrade
REBOOT
> apt-get install firestarter (goes to--> /usr/sbin) you may have to use the "Super user file manager to first start it. or "root terminal" > firestarter
If you can't find it on the menu at first.
> apt-get install synaptic

SYNAPTIC PACKAGE MANAGER
> update-manager

SOFTWARE PROPERTIES
add non-free
SYNAPTIC PACKAGE MANAGER
icedove
clipart
msttcorefonts
sun-java5
tvtime
digikam
gl-117
krita
ppracer
moodin
cdrdao
growisofs
dvd+rw-format

APT-GET
> apt-get install gparted
> apt-get install partimage

WIN32CODECS
add to source list (/etc/apt/sources.list)
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ etch non-free ---> (get Opera from SYNAPTIC)

THEN
> apt-get update
> apt-get install w32codecs
> apt-get install libdvdcss2 --> If you get an error just reinstall with SYNAPTIC

SYNAPTIC
Kaffeine
Opera

THEN DESELECT THESE 2 REPOs FROME THE SOURCE LIST
#deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ etch non-free
with a # in front of them
> apt-get update

ADOBE FLASH 9 INSTALL
Download the tar.gz to desktop.
Right-clik and extract to home
In the root terminal navigate to the extracted file.

> cd /home/username/install_flash_player_9_linux

Then run:

> ./flashplayer-installer

You will be asked for the path to your browser
/usr/lib/firefox iceweasel or whatever

/usr/lib/iceweasel
/usr/lib/opera

INSTALL NVIDIA
CHECK KERNEL
uname -r
STEP 1. Install the kernel module

Use module-assistant
> apt-get install module-assistant gcc nvidia-kernel-common
> m-a update
> m-a prepare

> m-a auto-install nvidia
OR
m-a auto-install nvidia-kernel-legacy-source

STEP 2. Install the user-space libraries

> apt-get install nvidia-glx

STEP 3. Configure X to use the nvidia driver

check to see if values are the same

> md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf|diff -sq /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum -

> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
When asked to choose an X server driver, choose nvidia. Then, when asked to select X server modules, deselect (uncheck) GLCore (if present) and dri, and select (check) glx.

STEP 4. Force the kernel module to load at boot

> grep -q ^nvidia /etc/modules || echo nvidia >> /etc/modules


REBOOT
> apt-get install nvidia-settings ---> it will be in /usr/bin/nvidia-settings if it don't show up on the menu right away

DISCLAIMER:
I'm not any sort of Debian expert, this is just what works for me and there "may" or "probable is" better ways of doing it.