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murfMan

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Registered: 2009-10-27

Posts: 161

Dropping XFCE for Openbox

I'm thinking of dropping xfce for openbox
can anyone tell me the pacman command to uninstall xfce along with all the other packages that came with it. (thunar .. etc)

thanks

evr

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Registered: 2009-01-23

Posts: 554

Re: Dropping XFCE for Openbox

pacman -R xfce4?

Last edited by evr (2009-10-27 22:22:51)

murfMan

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Registered: 2009-10-27

Posts: 161

Re: Dropping XFCE for Openbox

i thought i could do something like  pacman -Rc xfce4 but im not sure on which parameters to use.

chisiyuan

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Registered: 2009-10-18

Posts: 24

Re: Dropping XFCE for Openbox

for a complete uninstall, try pacman -Rns xfce4.
read this: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

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murfMan

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Registered: 2009-10-27

Posts: 161

Re: Dropping XFCE for Openbox

i tried pacman -Rns xfce4 and got

checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: ristretto: requires libxfcegui4
:: ristretto: requires thunar
:: thunar-archive-plugin: requires thunar
:: thunar-media-tags-plugin: requires thunar
:: thunar-volman: requires thunar>=0.9
:: verve-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: verve-plugin: requires exo
:: xfburn: requires libxfcegui4>=4.6.1
:: xfburn: requires thunar>=1.0.1-4
:: xfce4-artwork: requires xfdesktop
:: xfce4-battery-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-clipman-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-cpufreq-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-cpugraph-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-datetime-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-dict-plugin: requires xfce4-panel>=4.6.1
:: xfce4-diskperf-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-eyes-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-fsguard-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-genmon-plugin: requires xfce4-panel>=4.5.99.1
:: xfce4-mailwatch-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-messenger-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-mount-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-mpc-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-netload-plugin: requires xfce4-panel>=4.6.1
:: xfce4-notes-plugin: requires thunar>=1.0.1
:: xfce4-notifyd: requires libxfcegui4>=4.5.99.1
:: xfce4-playercontrol-plugin: requires xfce4-panel>=4.5.99.1
:: xfce4-power-manager: requires xfce4-panel>=4.6.1
:: xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-screenshooter: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-sensors-plugin: requires xfce4-panel>=4.6.0
:: xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-systemload-plugin: requires xfce4-panel>=4.6.1
:: xfce4-taskmanager: requires libxfcegui4
:: xfce4-timer-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-wavelan-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-weather-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-xfapplet-plugin: requires xfce4-panel
:: xfce4-xkb-plugin: requires xfce4-panel>=4.5.99.1

sctincman

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From: CO (USA)

Registered: 2009-04-08

Posts: 85

Re: Dropping XFCE for Openbox

Looks like you have to remove xfce4-goodies first, putting both xfce4 and xfce4-goodies in one pacman -R should work

murfMan

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Registered: 2009-10-27

Posts: 161

Re: Dropping XFCE for Openbox

that did it ... thanks!