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I really like the dropline, but if I'm going to use it exclusively I'd like to get rid of KDE which is taking up a lot of space. Is this a good idea and if so how can it be done?

Check '/var/log/packages', everything you need to make such a decision is there, for example:

Code:

PACKAGE NAME:    kdebase-3.5.4-i486-7

COMPRESSED PACKAGE SIZE:    28705 K

UNCOMPRESSED PACKAGE SIZE:    58060 K

PACKAGE LOCATION: /var/log/mount/slackware/kde/kdebase-3.5.4-i486-7.tgz

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:

kdebase: kdebase (KDE base package)

kdebase:

kdebase: Core applications for the K Desktop Environment.

kdebase:

kdebase:

kdebase:

kdebase:

kdebase:

kdebase:

kdebase:

kdebase:

FILE LIST:

./

etc/

etc/X11/

etc/X11/xinit/

etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.kde

etc/profile.d/

etc/profile.d/kde.csh

etc/profile.d/kde.sh

opt/

opt/kde/

.................

You should be able to run pkgtool as root in a terminal window and select the Remove option. Select all the KDE packages. I would leave kdelibs installed so you can still run the occasional KDE program under Dropline.

A simple command you could use (as root) is:

removepkg /var/log/packages/kde*

Thank you all. I have made the switch.