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Lightbreeze
Asked: 2011-10-18 03:28:26 +0800 CST

If I try Lubuntu and then remove it can I expect my normal Ubuntu to be safe and unchanged?

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If I install lubuntu-desktop to try Lubuntu and then later remove it, will my normal Ubuntu be safe, unchanged and uncluttered?

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  1. It is indeed possible to fully retain your Ubuntu desktop after removing it. But when you remove (or purge) the lubuntu-desktop after installing, chances are, the applications installed by Lubuntu will still be left behind.

    Check the following question on which applications to remove to get rid of Lubuntu apps:

    Also, go through the entire command because it might remove applications which you might wish to keep.

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