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
dalto
January 4, 2021, 4:10am
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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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Thanks for the reply! I will check the packages using the command and remove them.
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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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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