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How to completely remove broken GNOME/GDM installed on Ubuntu Server?

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I have installed an Ubuntu Server. It obviously comes with no graphical interface. I tried to install one with:

apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome gdm

Then I got an error message trying to log in with GNOME and eventually I uninstalled everything:

apt-get remove xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome gdm

However, it seems Ubuntu still has some scripts trying to launch GNOME since when starting I get:

Starting GNOME Display Manager   fail

...

Stopping system v run level compatibility

And the system stops forever. (I know I can use Alt+F1.)

What should I modify to get this completely uninstalled? I cannot find anything in the rc2.d directory.

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answered 2 Years ago farnic · Accepted Answer

sudo apt-get remove does not remove the configuration files, but since you already removed the packages you cannot purge the config files. Your best bet is to reinstall the same packages then purge them, thus removing all configuration files.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome gdm

sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome gdm