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Thread: [SOLVED] Package Removal

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    [SOLVED] Package Removal

    I'm trying to 'clean' by Slackware 12 install by removing all the excess packages, but I can't figure out how to remove them because they aren't directly named or referenced in the package list.

    I'd like to get rid of Noatun, Juk, and KsCD, but I don't know what package they are included in.

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    Re: Package Removal

    You can GREP the files in /var/log/packages to get a listing of the packages. Use the '-l' (lowercase 'L') switch if you just want to list the package name (and not all the files).

    Code:
    saul@tesla:$ for i in noatun juk kscd;do grep $i /var/log/packages/* -l;done
    /var/log/packages/kdeaccessibility-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdeaddons-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdeartwork-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdebase-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdemultimedia-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdeutils-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdevelop-3.4.0-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/amp-0.7.6-i386-1
    /var/log/packages/kdeaccessibility-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdebase-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdemultimedia-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/libnjb-2.2.5-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdeaccessibility-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdeartwork-3.5.6-i486-3
    /var/log/packages/kdemultimedia-3.5.6-i486-3

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    Re: Package Removal

    Thanx. I said forget it and just installed Zenwalk 5.

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