On 2014-10-04, Frank Cox <thea...@melvilletheatre.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:34:14 -0400
> Mark LaPierre wrote:
>
>> The best way to achieve your end is to delete the unused desktop
>> installations from your machine. Software not installed is the best
>> defence against attack directed at that software
>
> I agree, but I don't know what packages I can remove without blowing up
> something that I do want to be able to use. I wouldn't mind removing Gnome
> and Gnome Classic, but I still want to be able to use evince and Gnome
> Terminal, for example.
>
You could find out what packages the .desktop files belong to (when they
are back in their original location):
rpm -qf /usr/share/xsessions/gnome*
Then remove the corresponding package(s) using yum. Obviously, check for
the removal of packages which are important to you before you commmit.
--
Liam
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