I would like to know how I can remove a "LxQt Desktop" from my Fedora 27 Workstation?

herakles_14 · 03-06-2018, 11:26 AM

Hey,

Recently I installed Fedora 27 Workstation on my "Dell Optiplex 780" I war given the option of installing additional desktops. Using the command in a terminal; "dnf groupinstall LxQt desktop" that desktop was installed. Using a variation of that command I also installed the Mate desktop and the Cinnamon desktop as well.

I find I can work with the Cinnamon and Mate desktops but not so much the "LxQt desktop"

Can someone tell me how to remove the "LxQt desktop" from my Fedora.

herakles_14

hazel · 03-06-2018, 11:39 AM

Just ask yum to remove it. However there is one caveat:

Most distros install a desktop as a metapackage, an empty package with a lot of dependencies. These include all the native applications. So when you remove the desktop, the apps disappear with it! The solution is to read the list of what's going to be removed and to jot down on paper those that you wish to keep. Reinstall them by hand afterwards.

herakles_14 · 03-07-2018, 04:31 PM

What is the command to allow Yum to remove the desktop in question?

herakles_14

syg00 · 03-07-2018, 04:58 PM

You installed it with dnf, try the manpage.

John VV · 03-08-2018, 01:02 AM

search for the dnf group

Code:

su -
dnf grouplist

then remove the group
-- see the dnf man page

RockDoctor · 03-11-2018, 04:46 PM

Code:

sudo dnf history list

will show you your previous commands. Once you've identified the ID of the command you used to install LxQt

Code:

dnf undo history <ID>