Lubuntu 13.04 not as dependency-happy as it first seems

published Apr 26, 2013 06:05 by admin ( last modified Apr 27, 2013 02:16 )

I installed the LXDE lightweight X11 desktop environment on a Debian-based virtual machine (Bachata Linux) and I liked the simplicity of it. So I decided to try lubuntu, Ubuntu with LXDE, on a virtual machine. Once installed, I tried to remove one of the games, to clear up the menus a bit. However then it seemed like it wanted to uninstall LXDE proper..

I wonder if it actually meant a meta-package or what it's called, seems strange to have an all-or-nothing install. I investigated further:

All is well then, somebody else must have thought the same thing as I, and added the explanation. It is apparently safe to remove lubuntu-desktop without removing the, eh, Lubuntu desktop.