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JayMad4
Asked: 2012-03-08 00:54:29 +0800 CST

Can I safely remove Banshee?

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I prefer Clementine as my music player. I'd like to completely remove the default player (currently Banshee) and replace it with Clementine.

Can I do this, without breaking Ubuntu?

banshee music-player

4 Answers

  1. Yes, you can remove it via the Ubuntu Software Centre, or if you prefer, via the command line:

    sudo apt-get remove banshee

    In Ubuntu, you can remove almost any software you don't like without encountering issues.

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  2. Banshee is just an application in the Ubuntu system, so removing it will not cause a problem. you can issue the command:

    sudo apt-get remove banshee

    This will uninstall the program. However, the "remove" command still leaves your configuration files for most apps. If you want to truly remove it, where there will be no traces on your system you can issue the "purge" command. This would be done by issuing: 

    sudo apt-get purge banshee

    Lastly the app Clementine will automatically put give itself a indicator applet for you to use.

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  3. You can remove banshee safely from the synaptic package manager too. But I don't know what will happen to the Indicator applets music shortcuts

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  4. You may remove it but you do not need to. Just install Clementine. And if you like Clementine take a look at DeaDBeef too.

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