Restore installed packages after ubuntu-dekstop removal

[kostovnet]

Hello !

I'd like to test the Gnome environment on my Kubuntu 7.10 PC.

The problem is that the ubuntu-desktop metapackage will require the installation of various applications and when I want to remove it, I will have problem with those. Right now, I am using several non-KDE applications and libraries normally included in ubuntu-desktop.

When removing ubuntu-dekstop, is there a way to remove only those additional packages that will ubuntu-desktop install and leave those I already have?

In other words, restore my system to it's state before the installation of ubuntu-desktop ?

Thank you for your answers!

[eriefisher]

Re: Restore installed packages after ubuntu-dekstop removal

apt-get install ubuntu-destop

This will install all the Gnome base stuff. To remove it all

apt-get autoremove ubuntu-desktop

This should get rid of everything related to the ubuntu-desktop but if the packages you already installed are part of this meta package it might remove them as well, not sure. This might help.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/aptitude

eriefisher

[GANDOLF]

Re: Restore installed packages after ubuntu-dekstop removal

To be sure you can use aptoncd:
http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/
to make a backup of all the apps you already have installed before you start playing with gnome.

When you are finished and remove gnome and its apps. You just pop in the cd you made with aptoncd and reinstall all the stuff you had before. Don't worry about updates. If you have updated in the meantime this will be taken into account.

Hope that helps

[kostovnet]

Re: Restore installed packages after ubuntu-dekstop removal

Thank You for your posts, APTonCD did the job