apt does wildcards.

apt-get remove gnome*
apt-get install kde

done. :)
(sent from stupid feature phone, pardon the failness)

On 8/18/09, Mark Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
> gnome is a meta package. It does not remove dependencies.
> Mark
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> Subject: Re: Best way to remove gnome?
> Sent: Aug 18, 2009 8:50 PM
>
> apt-get remove gnome ??
>
>
> On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 20:21 -0700, Mark Phillips wrote:
>> Since I can't get gnome to work with my existing user directories,
>> what is the best way to remove all of gnome and then reinstall it on
>> Debian squeeze?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark
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