Gnome 2 Questions

nankura · 2011-09-12 13:27:28

Hey guys

Edit: i fixed the fallback issue with an -Syu gnome - i still have some questions as listed below

Regardless of fallback mode. im trying to use it because it seems like the only option for the old style. and i like xfce, but i prefer gnome 2 all up.

So im wondering is fallback mode any good for that, or should i just install gnome 2 and not update it ( if thats even possable anymore )

or try something like this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=121162

though using that makes me worry about stability

Last edited by nankura (2011-09-12 14:32:57)

robertz · 2011-09-12 15:02:46

I agree with you, I am not a fan of Gnome 3 and I was looking for ways to get back to Gnome 2. I finally settled on switching to Gnome3/Compiz with Cairo dock since that was pretty much how I setup my Gnome 2 session anyway. It manages to get rid of most of the elements of G3 that just annoyed me so for me it was a good compromise.

Starfall · 2011-09-12 15:18:44

You could run an X session without any DE and just have a standalone WM, then just load the components you like to make it feel like good ol' Gnome 2? You could for instance run a Compiz standalone and then load gnome-panel along with it?

nankura · 2011-09-12 15:21:14

i never knew you could even run compiz standalone

Starfall · 2011-09-12 15:23:58

You can indeedy By the sounds of things it'd be a nice substitute for what you're trying to get

Take a look:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_Manager

nankura · 2011-09-12 16:33:13

well that could work and in theory the same idea could apply to openbox

One more question, how do i go about complete removing gnome 3, it just feels like having it there at all is bloating my system. like, i cant bare to look at the option!

Starfall · 2011-09-12 18:07:51

The procedure I would usually follow to remove something completely would just be something like:

pacman -R *packagename*

pacman -Rs $(pacman -Qqtd)

The first one should just do the simple job of removing the package, as I'm sure you're aware. The second should remove any packages that aren't required by any other parts of the system

People have different ways of doing it

karol · 2011-09-12 18:54:41

Starfall wrote:

The procedure I would usually follow to remove something completely would just be something like:
pacman -R *packagename*
pacman -Rs $(pacman -Qqtd)
The first one should just do the simple job of removing the package, as I'm sure you're aware. The second should remove any packages that aren't required by any other parts of the system
People have different ways of doing it

The second command would remove e.g. my firefox so IMHO you should first run

pacman -Qqtd

and then

pacman -Rs foo bar baz

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