[SOLVED] How can I uninstall an entire software set?

lionoceros · 01-13-2014, 07:41 PM

I would like to remove the XFCE set since I switched to Openbox and do not use XFCE applications. Is there an easy way to remove the entire software set without removing any other packages?

Richard Cranium · 01-13-2014, 07:45 PM

Most of the xfce packages begin with xfce4-, so I think you could use that as a starting point.

ljb643 · 01-13-2014, 07:58 PM

Don't do this, it's dangerous:

Code:

# cd /var/log/packages
# removepkg $(grep -l '^PACKAGE LOCATION: .*/xfce/' *)

dugan · 01-13-2014, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lionoceros

I would like to remove the XFCE set since I switched to Openbox and do not use XFCE applications. Is there an easy way to remove the entire software set without removing any other packages?

Just so you know, Crunchbang's default desktop is OpenBox, and it does use Xfce4 components such as Thunar (and Xfce4-power-manager, IIRC).

j_v · 01-13-2014, 09:50 PM

Here is a script I've been working on. My original usage is only slightly different than what you were asking, but needs very similar, that a few modifications to my original script lists all packages in specified section:

Code:

#!/bin/awk -f
# pkglist.awk
#
# Usage: ./pkglist.awk -v section=SECTION_NAME /PATH/TO/PACKAGES.Txt
#
# ARGV[1] -> PACKAGES.TXT
# pkgs[i, 0] -> name
# pkgs[i, 1] -> section
# outputs each official package in section, one on each line
# with empty or missing section variable, prints all packages in PACKAGES.TXT

BEGIN {
	if (ARGC != 2)
		exit 1
	fname = ARGV[1]
       	sub(/^.*\//, "", fname)
	if (fname != "PACKAGES.TXT")
		exit 1
	i = 0
}
/PACKAGE NAME:/{ sub(/\..*/, "", $3) ; pkgs[i, 0] = $3 }
/PACKAGE LOCATION:/{ sub(/^.*\//, "", $3) ; pkgs[i, 1] = $3 ; i++ }
{ next }
END {
	for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
		if (section == "" || pkgs[j, 1] == section)
			printf "%s\n", pkgs[j, 0]
}

hernanmedellin · 01-13-2014, 11:07 PM

# slackpkg remove xfce

lionoceros · 01-14-2014, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hernanmedellin

# slackpkg remove xfce

That worked perfectly. Thanks!

And thanks for your help, everyone!