Re: LUG: Uninstalling kubuntu - Tue, 11 May 2010 17:50:41 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: Uninstalling kubuntu

From : Chaitanya Kulkarni <ckulkar@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 17:50:41 -0400

I tried "sudo apt-get remove kdm kdebase-*; sudo apt-get autoremove;
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop;" and it has worked properly.

Thanks for the replies guys!

-c.

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Daniel Marcus <danielm.nc@gmail.[redacted]> wrote:
> I would recommend removing kubuntu-desktop, and then all the kde* packages
> which will probably take care of most your problems. That said, if you want,
> execute "dpkg -p kubuntu-desktop" and you can find out all that it depends
> on to remove.
>
> That said, I think "sudo apt-get remove kdm kdebase-*; sudo apt-get
> autoremove; sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop;" should take care of things
> nicely, and much more simply!
>
> Positively,
> Daniel S. Marcus
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>
> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Chaitanya Kulkarni <ckulkar@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have ubuntu 9.10 and kubuntu installed on top of it. (I remember
>> doing an install of kubuntu-desktop)
>>
>> I do not use the 'k' apps, and I would like to get rid of them.
>>
>> Any idea how I can uninstall the kubuntu and keep/revert to plain normal
>> ubuntu?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chaitanya.
>
>