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Old 05-29-2005, 07:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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i recently installed slackware with a full install. i want to remove a lot of the programs because i don't think i have a need for them. is there anything i need to keep?
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i think i'm just going to do a fresh install
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watch out for dependencies, slackware does NOT do dependency checking, you get rid of something needed by another program and it will break things

use pkgtool, just type pkgtool as root and then run remove programs already installed, and select from the list

no need for a new install, this isnt windows, the cure for problems in linux is NOT a fresh install, it isnt windows, linux will not break itself like windows does
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