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Why are KDE components being installed/updated on 12.04 with GNOME?

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 627 / 2 Years ago, thu, august 25, 2022, 8:59:45

I am not yet fully versed with the components installed by default on my machine, so I will apologize in advance if my question is silly. This screenshot shows that a lot many of (what I assume are) KDE components (libk*, kde*, etc.) are being installed/updated on my machine. That is just the output from sudo apt-fast update && sudo apt-fast dist-upgrade -y from a few minutes ago.

Can anyone tell me why?

Can I safely remove them? If yes, how?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

System specs: Fully updated Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64 w/kernel3.4, Gnome, Unity, Core2Duo, 4GB

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answered 2 Years ago serveeel · Accepted Answer

You probably installed a KDE app at some time in the past, which needed to pull in those libraries to run.

The KDE apps would be shown in either synaptic or the Software Center, and if you're not careful, you could easily install one without realizing it.

Edit: How to remove KDE components

I don't know if there is one command that will work, but according to this topic, you may be able to run sudo apt-get remove kdebase-bin.

Also, in synaptic, you can search all installed packages and filter on "KDE" to get a list of any installed packages that mention KDE, but it would need to be checked to make sure it's not just a Gnome program that says something such as "like the KDE program", for example. But it's a graphical way to see and select installed KDE components.

There are also long commandlines that can be copied and pasted to delete everything KDE, such as the ones on this site.