Personally I am not very fan of gnome, and more that I have tried to strike me like it always installing KDE in Ubuntu. If you already know that there KUbuntu but that's not the point.

The point is that in my desk always work on Debian, but this distro of linux either netinstall or DVD install gnome as the default desktop. If you are like me who prefer to KDE gnome here are a few tips to Uninstall gnome either Debian or Ubuntu.

To remove gnome can type the following command; 


  deathbian: ~ # apt-get remove gnome gnome-utils gnome-core gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop-environment 
  Reading package lists ...  Donate 
  Building dependency tree 
  Reading state information ...  Donate 
  Package gnome is not installed, so not removed 
  Package gnome-core is not installed, so not removed 
  Package gnome-desktop-environment is not installed, so not removed 
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: 
   libterm-readline-perl-perl 
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 
  The following packages will be REMOVED: 
    Alacarte bug-buddy fast-user-switch-applet gnome-about gnome-applets gnome-control-center gnome-desktop-data 
    gnome-panel gnome-terminal gnome-utils nautilus nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-SendTo nautilus-share ubuntu-desktop 
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 15 to remove and 87 not upgraded. 
  After this operation, 34.0MB disk space will be freed.


This command will be responsible for the disappearance of the Gnome desktop system, but I prefer to use aptitude as this takes care of a lot more units and extras that I install gnome. 


  fher98 @ betuntu: ~ # sudo aptitude purge gnome gnome-utils gnome-core gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop-environment 
  Reading package lists ...  Donate 
  Building dependency tree 
  Reading state information ...  Donate 
  Reading extended state information 
  Initializing package states ...  Donate 
  Building tag database ...  Donate 
  The following packages are BROKEN: 
    bug-buddy gnome-about gnome-control-center gnome-panel ubuntu-desktop 
  The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED: 
   libterm-readline-perl-perl 
  The following packages have been automatically kept back: 
    kappfinder kate kcontrol kdebase kdebase-bin kdebase-bin-kde3 kdebase-data kdebase-kio-plugins kdepasswd kdeprint KDesktop kfind khelpcenter kicker 
    Klipper kmenuedit konqueror konqueror-nsplugins konsole KPager kpersonalizer ksmserver ksplash Ksysguard ksysguardd ktip Kwin libavcodec1d 
    libavutil1d libkonq4 libpoppler-qt2 libpostproc1d 
  The following packages have been kept back: 
    Deskbar applet eog-evolution-exchange firefox firefox-firefox 3.0-3.0-gnome-support firefox-gnome-support gcalctool gdm gnome-cards-data gnome-games 
    gnome-games-data gnome-panel-data gnome-system-monitor-gtk2 engines gtkhtml3.14 gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-fuse hal iproute kdm language-pack-in 
    language-pack-gnome-libglibmm in libglib2.0-0-2.4-1c2a libgnome-desktop-2 libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgtksourceview2.0-0-common libgtksourceview2.0 
    libgvfscommon0 libgweather-common libgweather1 libhal-storage1 libhal1 libldap-2.4-2 libpanel-applet2-0 libpoppler-glib2 libpoppler2 libsmbios1 
    libwnck-common libwnck22 libxslt1.1 poppler-utils procps python-gobject python2.5 python2.5-minimal thunderbird UFW xserver-xorg-video-intel 
    xsltproc XULRunner XULRunner-1.9-1.9-gnome-support yelp 
  The following packages will be REMOVED: 
    gnome-desktop-data (p) gnome-utils (p) 
  0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 89 not upgraded. 
  Need to get 0B of archives.  After Unpacking 16.7MB will be freed. 
  The following packages have unmet dependencies: 
    gnome-control-center: Depends: gnome-desktop-data but it is not installed 
    ubuntu-desktop: Depends: gnome-utils but it is not installed 
    gnome-about: Depends: gnome-desktop-data (= 1:2.22.2-0ubuntu3) but it is not installed 
    bug-buddy: Depends: gnome-desktop-data (> = 2.20.0-2) but it is not installed 
    gnome-panel: Depends: gnome-desktop-data (> = 2.10.0-1) but it is not installed 
  Resolving dependencies ... 
  The following actions will resolve these dependencies: 

  Remove the following packages: 
  Alacarte 
 bug-buddy 
 fast-user-switch-applet 
  -about gnome 
 gnome-applets 
 gnome-control-center 
 gnome-panel 
 gnome-panel-data 
 gnome-session 
 gnome-terminal 
 gnome-terminal-data 
 gnome-volume-manager 
 nautilus 
 nautilus-cd-burner 
 nautilus-data 
  nautilus-SendTo 
 nautilus-share 
 rhythmbox 
 ubuntu-desktop 

  Upgrade the following packages: 
  Deskbar applet-[2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1 (now) -> 2.22.3-0ubuntu1 (hardy-updates)] 

  Downgrade the following packages: 
  capplets-data [1:2.22.1-0ubuntu4 .1 (hardy-updates, now) -> 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu4 (hardy)] 
  evolution [2.22.3.1-0ubuntu1 (hardy-updates, now) -> 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2 (hardy-security)] 
  evolution-common [2.22.3.1-0ubuntu1 (hardy-updates, now) -> 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2 (hardy-security)] 
  evolution-plugins [2.22.3.1-0ubuntu1 (hardy-updates, now) -> 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2 (hardy-security)] 

  Leave the following dependencies unresolved: 
  capplets-data recommends gnome-control-center (> = 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu4) 
  totem-gstreamer recommends gnome-control-center (> = 2.15.90) 
  Deskbar applet recommends-gnome-utils (> = 2.14.0) 
  evolution recommends gnome-desktop-data 
  Score is 751 

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Now removed the gnome, kde want to install, easy to see here

There are also other desks lighter than gnome or kde, if you want to install Blackbox, Fluxbox or Enlightenment and want to uninstall kde can type in the same previous commands by just replacing kde gnome.

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