CentOS - Aug 2005 - Are these steps for re-installing Gnome correct/safe?

My desktop environment has become a little chaotic, and, long story 
short, I would like to uninstall KDE and Gnome, and then reinstall 
Gnome. (I want to remove KDE for the time being because I just don't 
think I want it taking up space on my hard drive).

The thing is, I don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. For 
instance, I want to make sure I don't lose settings in X, like my 
xorg.conf file. I just want to reset my Gnome interface back to how it 
was when I first installed it.

I'm thinking the steps I need to take are roughtly these, but it would 
be great if someone could verify that these will be a non-destructive 
way of getting Gnome back to it's original state:

1. Stop X (By running telinit 3 at a command prompt?)

2. Use YUM to remove Gnome and KDE (#yum remove gnome kde?)

3. Use YUM to install Gnome (#yum install gnome?)

4. restart X (#telinit 5?)

Could someone clarify if I have the commands right, and if this process 
is safe to undertake?

Dave

On Wed, 2005-08-17 at 11:28 +0900, Dave Gutteridge
wrote:
> I just want to reset my Gnome interface back to how it 
> was when I first installed it.
mkdir ~/gnome-backup-$(date +%F) && mv ~/.gconf/apps/nautilus
~/.gconf/apps/metacity ~/.gnome* ~/gnome-backup-$(date +%F)

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>mkdir ~/gnome-backup-$(date +%F) && mv ~/.gconf/apps/nautilus
>~/.gconf/apps/metacity ~/.gnome* ~/gnome-backup-$(date +%F)
>
Okay, so if I understand these commands correctly, this will back up my 
current Gnome settings in case anything goes horribly wrong.

But I still need to know if the steps I intend to take are correct:

1. Stop X (By running telinit 3 at a command prompt?)
2. Use YUM to remove Gnome and KDE (#yum remove gnome kde?)
3. Use YUM to install Gnome (#yum install gnome?)
4. restart X (#telinit 5?)

I'm a newbie, and if I get to the command line and something goes wrong, 
I won't be able to easily get back to a GUI interface, and then I won't 
be able to access email or the web to seek help. So I need a little 
guidance before I get in there and do these things so that I know I'll 
come out the other side.

Dave

On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 11:28:01AM +0900, Dave Gutteridge enlightened
us:
> My desktop environment has become a little chaotic, and, long story 
> short, I would like to uninstall KDE and Gnome, and then reinstall 
> Gnome. (I want to remove KDE for the time being because I just don't 
> think I want it taking up space on my hard drive).
> 
> The thing is, I don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
For
> instance, I want to make sure I don't lose settings in X, like my 
> xorg.conf file. I just want to reset my Gnome interface back to how it 
> was when I first installed it.
> 
> I'm thinking the steps I need to take are roughtly these, but it would 
> be great if someone could verify that these will be a non-destructive 
> way of getting Gnome back to it's original state:
> 
> 1. Stop X (By running telinit 3 at a command prompt?)
>
Probably not necessary, but can't hurt.
> 2. Use YUM to remove Gnome and KDE (#yum remove gnome kde?)
> 
yum groupremove "KDE (K Desktop Environment" "Gnome Desktop
Environment"
> 3. Use YUM to install Gnome (#yum install gnome?)
> 
yum groupinstall "Gnome Desktop Environment"
> 4. restart X (#telinit 5?)
> 
Correct.
> Could someone clarify if I have the commands right, and if this process 
> is safe to undertake?
> 
Yes, it should be fine, but as mentioned in the other reply, you'll need to
(re)move the config files in your home directory as well.

Matt

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Matt Hyclak
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