HD Install :: remastering
Please don't interpret this reply as insulting, but what I hinted at during my last reply is more bluntly stated here:
No, there is no uninstall routine. You need to figure out things for yourself and manually delete each file including the configuration files for every program that you wish to remove from DSL.
The non-Debian programs do not appear to be "installed" via a package management system, so there is no easy way to uninstall them. It would be analogous to copying a folder containing an old MSDOS™ program to your Windows™ computer. Because the Windows™ "Add/Remove Programs" manager is unaware of the existance of this MSDOS program, it is not possible to uninstall it from this screen.
The only way to uninstall it is to open the Windows™ explorer file manager or an MSDOS™ command prompt window and manually delete all of the files.
Your chances for success are better if you have even a "best guess" as to the names and location of these files, so my previous suggestion was to look at the file lists for Debian packages at the Debian web site and use the official list for your specific program as a guide that you can use to (hopefully) find and manually delete the files that are associated with the customized version of the program that is included with DSL.
Hope this helps. Good Luck.
No, it is not inuslting. Thanks for you detail explaination. I'll try your suggestion.
Shouldn't we ask why are these non-deb programs installed in DSL in the first place?.. I think I'm also having the same problem!
Two reasons:
Some programs are not available as debian packages.
Some debian packages require dependenices that are not appropriate for DSL (size issues), i.e., some may dictate CUPS, or some other such mandate. Any package maintainer ends up making such decisions. Just try installling some deb packages and see "all the other stuff" the package maintainer has decided that you should have. Many times a smaller alternative is already included in DSL. There is a link on the site for a small debian installer type system, if that is what you are looking for.
DSL != Debian
DSL is a custom distribution that is based on Debian, but is not a pure Debian system.
You would not have all of the features and programs that are packed into a 50MB distro like DSL if it were a pure Debian system. In fact, my guess is that you wouldn't even have XWindows as part of a Debian system that is this small.
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