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**rab0171610** · May 05, 2022, 02:12 AM

Have you ever considered using Gentoo? It is designed exactly for things like this. It can be done in Ubuntu but it is not inherent in its design. I have found in recent years, even on Gentoo, that unless you are using very old hardware (10 years+), have very little ram, or limited hard drive space, there is not really any benefit to compiling your own kernel. Even now in Gentoo, I just use the stock kernel binaries that are precompiled like any other distro. Most of it is modular nowadays and it only take seconds for the kernel to detect hardware and load the appropriate drivers. Any other drivers could be loaded from /etc/module.d directory conf files.
I have never even considered modifying software found in the Debian/Ubuntu type repositories. Other than possible smaller file sizes, thereby saving small amounts of RAM on load, I can't see the overall benefit. I do seem to remember once, Kubuntu's VLC was accidentally compiled without a codec or feature and users were resorting to compiling it themselves with the option that was left out enabled. It was eventually fixed in the next VLC update.
I am not trying to discourage you from what you are doing. It is all about choice. However, I think you should consider Gentoo as it is specifically caters to this sort of customization.
As far as reinstalling the default ones, can you not just go through them in Synaptic and find the matching repository entries and mark them as install, and mark the apt-build version of same software as remove and hit apply? (by right clicking or left clicking on the package it will bring up a sub menu). It should then explain it is going to remove the apt-build versions and install the repository versions. And possibly they should be conflicting, so if you try to install the repo's version, then it might say it is uninstalling the apt-build version, but I don't know. You would have to try it with one package first.

Good Luck!

**manmath** · May 05, 2022, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by rab0171610 View Post

As far as reinstalling the default ones, can you not just go through them in Synaptic and find the matching repository entries and mark them as install, and mark the apt-build version of same software as remove and hit apply?

Thanks for your suggestions. I replaced one package at a time. It did throw some error, but the final 'apt install -f' fixed the packages. Now every package is from the repo. I may try gentoo on a separate disk, but not now. Now it's all good with Kubuntu.

**rab0171610** · May 05, 2022, 06:21 PM

Great!! Glad you got it working back to the way it was!

**jlittle** · May 05, 2022, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by manmath View Post

I may try gentoo on a separate disk, but not now.

I've got gentoo in the same btrfs as Kubuntu, though originally I didn't install it that way. Gentoo being gentoo, I expect one could install it into a subvolume if one knew how.

**bendy** · May 06, 2022, 12:04 AM

I used Gentoo as my daily driver for several years, and I loved the absolute control it gave over what was very much my system. But it is very labour intensive - a bit like owning a classic car. You end up spending a lot of time with your head under the hood....

**manmath** · May 06, 2022, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by jlittle View Post

I expect one could install it into a subvolume if one knew how.

Perfect. I've always believed the spirit of "Less is More". Time intensive it is. But rewarding too! Kubunti being my daily driver and an able fallback option, it's only a matter of time to try something new.

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