completely remove GNOME
 

Hello.
I had to install Ubuntu 10.10 desktop (because ubuntu server fails with installer on my hardware), and now I have to remove anything related to X and GNOME.
I managed to remove xorg, but now I'm trying to remove GNOME.

seems to do the job, but it says that a lot of gnome-related packages are going to be removed, and then a lot of packages (related with KDE and QT, as it looks like) are going to be installed.
Why can't I just remove packages without installing anything else? Or how can I do that?
I just need to remove all GUI software, leaving only text-mode system.

There are too many unnecessary dependencies to gnome, It will take too much effort to remove gnome without removing a part of the core system. You better try xubuntu, kubuntu or another os. Actually if I were you I would go with crunchbanglinux , its basicly "ubuntu-(most of the gui and bloatware) + openbox" .

This looks like it might be useful for you:

http://lightlinux.blogspot.com/2009/...s-for-old.html

Thanks, but I just don't want to install anything instead of GNOME, I want to stay with system without GUI.
So I should make clean install of more suitable distro or accept having some unnecessary software in the system.

Thanks, now I see it is not so simple :)

Try debian netinstall, it will install the base system.
Then install whatever you want.

Kind regards