> On Saturday 17 September 2011 15:19:00 Timothy Pearson wrote: >> > On Friday 16 September 2011 20:39:01 Timothy Pearson wrote: >> >> > Le 16/09/2011 19:32, Timothy Pearson a écrit : >> >> >>> The objective was to install Firefox 5.0. >> >> >>> 1 - I copied a directory /usr/local/firefox/ from a system >> used >> >> >>> before >> >> >>> 2 - I tried to edit a firefox icon coming also from the other >> >> >>> system, >> >> >>> 3 - I completely uninstalled firefox using Synaptic (that did >> not >> >> >>> removed the ~/.mozilla/). >> >> >> >> >> >> When you deinstalled Firefox I think you took >> >> >> kubuntu-default-settings-trinity with it. Check to make sure that >> it >> >> is >> >> >> still installed. >> >> >> >> >> >> Tim >> >> > >> >> > Hi Tim, >> >> > >> >> > Indeed, the package "kubuntu-default-settings-trinity" was >> >> >> >> automatically >> >> >> >> > added. Simply reinstalling the package should be enough to restore >> my >> >> > system, if I have this trouble again? >> >> >> >> I would think so. Without that package, the system reverts to a very >> >> old >> >> set of defaults that don't work the way most people would expect. >> >> >> >> Tim >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > Hello all, >> > >> > I did not succed uninstalling neither Firefox nor Thunderbird, >> > while keeping the "redmond-default-settings-kde3" package, with the >> > graphic tools >> > Synaptic, Adept and Kpackage. :-/ :-/ >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > Patrick >> >> That is because redmond-default-settings-kde3 depends on both of those >> tools. It is an unadvertised (internal) convenience package used to >> create the Enterprise Edition LiveDVD for Ubuntu. >> >> I suppose if there is interest in that package I could look into moving >> some dependencies into the recommends field instead, but I would need a >> list of applications that should be moved there. >> >> Tim > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hello all, > > I do not know what to say. I can start Firefox_6 as root, with its > settings (/root/.mozilla). This could be a problem for the novice user in > Linux ... > > Do-it would work if: > 1 - I write a script making backup copies of the files included in the > package Redmond-default-settings-kde3, > 2 - I removed the package Firefox and Thunderbird, > 3 - I restore files backed up in 1 - > or could other packages be damaged ? > > Sincerely, > Patrick > It would work in theory, but it would be difficult to maintain to say the least. What I will do is move some applications, such as firefox and thunderbird, to the Recommends field instead. This will allow you to remove them without breaking the redmond-defaults-settings-trinity package. Tim