KDE desktop on fedora 12

[Patrick Bartek]

--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Hiisi <very-cool at rambler.ru> wrote:

> 2010/3/29 Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com>:
> > On 03/29/2010 03:45 PM, amit rp wrote:
> >> How do i install KDE desktop on my fedora 12
> i686?
> > I normally install KDE from the start...  However, I
> hear...
> >
> > yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
> >
> > works just fine...
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Sorry for hijacking the thread, but how do I remove KDE
> desktop on my
> fedora 12 i686?
> yum groupremove "KDE (KDE-työpöytäympäristö)" results
> in proposition
> to erase damn lot of dependences, including openoffice and
> vlc media
> player and even skype.

The only way I was able to get rid of most (don't know if I got rid of all of it) was to remove the components, applets, etc. individually, least important first, keeping track of what was removed in the process, so I could reinstall those dependencies/apps if I needed them.   

This is not a perfect solution.  It is almost easier to reinstall the OS and choose not to install KDE than to attempt uninstalling.  Yum needs to be made smarter regarding uninstalling.

B