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Brian
Aug 26, 2021, 4:40:04 AM8/26/21
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On Thu 26 Aug 2021 at 02:51:55 -0400, lou wrote:
> i install xfce4 in stretch, unhappy with it, and remove it
>
> but i'm unable to remove grub boot menu's background image that is installed
> with xfce4
>
> i browse /boot/grub, unable to find related file
Try:
> i install xfce4 in stretch, unhappy with it, and remove it
>
> but i'm unable to remove grub boot menu's background image that is installed
> with xfce4
>
> i browse /boot/grub, unable to find related file
Edit /etc/default/grub to have
GRUB_BACKGROUND=""
Execute 'update-grub'.
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Brian.
Nicolas George
Aug 26, 2021, 4:50:07 AM8/26/21
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lou (12021-08-26):
automatically installed along with xfce4.
apt-get autoremove
will do that, but it may remove other packages that you may want to
keep.
If in doubt, look at the timestamps of the files in /var/lib/dpkg/.
Regards,
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Nicolas George
> i install xfce4 in stretch, unhappy with it, and remove it
>
> but i'm unable to remove grub boot menu's background image that is installed
> with xfce4
>
> i browse /boot/grub, unable to find related file
It would be probably better for you to uninstall the packages that were
>
> but i'm unable to remove grub boot menu's background image that is installed
> with xfce4
>
> i browse /boot/grub, unable to find related file
automatically installed along with xfce4.
apt-get autoremove
will do that, but it may remove other packages that you may want to
keep.
If in doubt, look at the timestamps of the files in /var/lib/dpkg/.
Regards,
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Nicolas George
Brian
Aug 26, 2021, 6:00:05 AM8/26/21
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if background_image /usr/share/desktop-base/softwaves-theme/grub/grub-4x3.png;
So
apt purge desktop-base
will remove grub-4x3.png. Then 'update-grub'.
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Brian.
lou
Aug 26, 2021, 6:10:05 AM8/26/21
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On 8/26/21 4:37 AM, Brian wrote:
> Try:
>
> Edit /etc/default/grub to have
>
> GRUB_BACKGROUND=""
>
> Execute 'update-grub'.
>
shown
Nicolas George, autoremove option doesn't work as manual promise,
apt remove xfce4
apt autoremove
i use "apt remove libxfce4ui*", i'm not sure all packages installed with
xfce4 are removed
Andrei POPESCU
Sep 7, 2021, 3:10:06 PM9/7/21
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On Jo, 26 aug 21, 10:46:43, Nicolas George wrote:
> lou (12021-08-26):
> > i install xfce4 in stretch, unhappy with it, and remove it
> >
> > but i'm unable to remove grub boot menu's background image that is installed
> > with xfce4
> >
> > i browse /boot/grub, unable to find related file
>
> It would be probably better for you to uninstall the packages that were
> automatically installed along with xfce4.
>
> apt-get autoremove
>
> will do that, but it may remove other packages that you may want to
> keep.
In my experience it's usually the other way around, packages are kept,
> lou (12021-08-26):
> > i install xfce4 in stretch, unhappy with it, and remove it
> >
> > but i'm unable to remove grub boot menu's background image that is installed
> > with xfce4
> >
> > i browse /boot/grub, unable to find related file
>
> It would be probably better for you to uninstall the packages that were
> automatically installed along with xfce4.
>
> apt-get autoremove
>
> will do that, but it may remove other packages that you may want to
> keep.
e.g. because the default for APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant and
APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant is true.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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