[arch-general] gnome only install - installing compiz pulls in kde4-runtime?? Why?

[Allan McRae]

On 19/06/10 14:51, David C. Rankin wrote:
> Guys,
>
> 	First install with the 2010-5 dual net install on an i686 box. Kudos, install
> was painless. Only issue was I had my pkg/ dir on a usb stick and I couldn't get
> the installer to use it for install. I mounted it where it was supposed to be
> mounted according to the installer (don't remember exactly /src/core/pkg or the
> like). It couldn't find the core.blah package...
>
> 	This is the first install where I haven't install kde/kdm. For this install, I
> only installed gnome/gdm. I don't want kde4 within 10 feet of this box. I do
> want compiz installed. When I installed compiz, it pulled in kde4 runtime, the
> compiz-decorator-kde, kdelibs, etc..
>
> 	Why?  Can't I just have a gnome box with compiz? Can I uninstall the kde4 mess?
>

You obviously do not want the whole compiz group which includes 
compiz-decorator-kde.

To install just the gtk stuff:
pacman -S compiz-core compiz-decorator-gtk

or if you have already done the install:
pacman -Rs compiz-decorator-kde