Can I remove default programs?

General system Newbie
#1

Hi there. I am new to EndeavourOS after using Linux Mint and Ubuntu for a very long time.

I have read before that removing the default programs of your Linux system can damage it in some way.

I want to replace Mousepad and Parole media player with Gedit and Celluloid, can I remove it and install these?

Thanks,
Aaron

#2

You can remove them as long as nothing else is dependent on them.

It seems unlikely that anything depends on parole or mousepad but you can check with pactree -r

For example:

pactree -r mousepad

If it returns only mousepad then you can remove it. If it returns other results than you will have to either keep it or remove those things as well.

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#3

Thanks for the reply! I will check the packages using the command and remove them.

#4

It’s your computer and you’re running a Free (as in freedom) Operating System. You can remove whatever software you want.

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#5

Lots of choices out there. Mousepad replacements for use in XFCE include leafpad (allows sudo editing when needed, featherpad (matches gedit features pretty much - without CSD, xed and others. I suggest you take a look to find what you WANT to use, as there are a lot of opportunities to use it!

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