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> Unfortunately swapping out desktops is not nearly as easy as it is with stock Debian. ...why not? It's been a while, but I'm 90% sure I started from a stock
by yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
> Unfortunately swapping out desktops is not nearly as easy as it is with stock Debian.
...why not? It's been a while, but I'm 90% sure I started from a stock GNOME install and one `apt-get install i3wm` later I could pick i3 from the login screen and it worked.
- wannacboatmovie 3y ago... and still had a few GB of GNOME cruft on your HDD. There is no good way to completely remove the default desktop, or not install it in the first place.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y agoAh, that could be; I admit I never bothered to try and remove the original DE. I kinda thought you could remove the metapackage, but I wouldn't be shocked if it left some cruft. I'm pretty sure the "not install it in the first place" path is possible, though, if less obvious; I seem to recall that the minimalist setups I've seen actually started with the server ISO and then added Xorg to it. Regardless, I'm happy to agree that Ubuntu doesn't lend itself to this use as well as some alternatives.
- wannacboatmovie 3y ago> started with the server ISO and then added Xorg to it That is a clever idea. Unfortunately removing GNOME from standard Ubuntu is like trying to put the genie back in the bottle. They have built up too much around it with hard dependencies.