Linux Transform Ubuntu to Xubuntu?

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I've been tweaking around with xfce desktop on ubuntu since it takes up less memory space on my old beater and to save hdd and unnecessary memory requirements, I want to remove all the fat from my system: read gnome.

Is there any way I can remove all gnome packages to save file space, thus in effect convert Ubuntu to Xubuntu?

There are too many gnome related packages in the manager and I'm not sure if I can/should remove all of them.
 
Well in a word you can't remove all gnome components.. XFCE thrives on gnome components to work so you can get rid of all of them..

Since its pretty difficult to decide what to remove so that you can save your XFCE desktop .. I would recommend a clean Xubuntu install rather than picking and removing a gnome components...

Download Xubuntu Xubuntu Home Page | Xubuntu

If you want other better alternative of Xubuntu try Dreamlinux [3.5 will be released on 28th of Feb] or you can try AntiX :)
 
All the leading distro provider does include XFCE as an additional DE as an install options..

For better or optimum XFCE install opt for AntiX, DreamLinux , Mandriva XFCE :)

A better option.. Carry on the setup that you have wait for XFCE 4.6 to arrive and them install a distro with XFCE 4.6 .. a better option over the old Xfce 4.4.3 ;)
 
Thanks for the replies guys. I'm too lazy to do a clean install right now. :P

Anyhow, googling around got me this answer:

sudo apt-get remove alacarte binfmt-support brltty brltty-x11 capplets-data cdrdao cli-common compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compiz-wrapper compizconfig-backend-gconf contact-lookup-applet dcraw deskbar-applet ekiga eog evolution evolution-common evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common evolution-exchange evolution-plugins evolution-webcal example-content f-spot fast-user-switch-applet firefox-3.0-gnome-support firefox-gnome-support gconf-editor gdm-guest-session gedit gedit-common gnome-about gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-control-center gnome-desktop-data gnome-menus gnome-netstatus-applet gnome-nettool gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-pilot gnome-pilot-conduits gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon gnome-spell gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-themes gnome-user-guide gnome-utils gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio gstreamer0.10-schroedinger gstreamer0.10-tools gvfs-bin gvfs-fuse human-icon-theme human-theme hwtest hwtest-gtk libao2 libart2.0-cil libasound2-plugins libcanberra-gnome libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk0 libcanberra0 libcompizconfig0 libdecoration0 libdeskbar-tracker libdirectfb-1.0-0 libebackend1.2-0 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserverui1.2-8 libeel2-2 libeel2-data libegroupwise1.2-13 libexchange-storage1.2-3 libexempi3 libflickrnet2.1.5-cil libgconf2.0-cil libgdata-google1.2-1 libgdata1.2-1 libgdiplus libgif4 libglade2.0-cil libglib2.0-cil libglitz-glx1 libglitz1 libgmime-2.0-2a libgmime2.2-cil libgnome-keyring1.0-cil libgnome-pilot2 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2.0-cil libgnomevfs2-bin libgpod-common libgpod3 libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml-editor-common libgtkhtml-editor0 libgtkhtml3.14-19 libhyphen0 libicu38 liblpint-bonobo0 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-cairo1.0-cil libmono-cairo2.0-cil libmono-corlib1.0-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-data-tds1.0-cil libmono-data-tds2.0-cil libmono-i18n1.0-cil libmono-i18n2.0-cil libmono-security1.0-cil libmono-security2.0-cil libmono-sharpzip0.84-cil libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil libmono-sqlite2.0-cil libmono-system-data1.0-cil libmono-system-data2.0-cil libmono-system-web1.0-cil libmono-system-web2.0-cil libmono-system1.0-cil libmono-system2.0-cil libmono0 libmono1.0-cil libmono2.0-cil libmtp8 libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libneon27 libopal-2.2 libpisock9 libpisync1 libpt-1.10.10 libpt-1.10.10-plugins-alsa libpt-1.10.10-plugins-v4l libpt-1.10.10-plugins-v4l2 libpulsecore5 libsamplerate0 libschroedinger-1.0-0 libsdl1.2debian libsdl1.2debian-alsa libsgutils1 libspeexdsp1 libsqlite0 libtracker-gtk0 libts-0.0-0 libwps-0.1-1 libx11-xcb1 mesa-utils metacity mono-common mono-gac mono-jit mono-runtime mousetweaks mtools nautilus nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-data nautilus-sendto nautilus-share openoffice.org-base-core openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-emailmerge openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-math openoffice.org-style-human openoffice.org-writer pkg-config pulseaudio pulseaudio-esound-compat pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-hal pulseaudio-module-x11 python-beagle python-gmenu python-gtksourceview2 python-uno rarian-compat rdesktop rhythmbox screen-resolution-extra sg3-utils sqlite sqlite3 syslinux tangerine-icon-theme tomboy tracker tracker-search-tool tracker-utils tsclient ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs ubuntu-gdm-themes ubuntu-system-service ubuntu-wallpapers untex usb-creator usplash-theme-ubuntu vino whois wv xdg-user-dirs xdg-user-dirs-gtk xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support && sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
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This is applicable for getting an "XFCE-only" DE in Intrepid. I'm going to try it out over the weekend. If all else fails, Puppy shall rescue me! :ohyeah:

@DarkStar:
Of DreamLinux and AntiX, what's better for an intermediate level Linux user?
 
after getting the RMA'ed Harddisk 2 weeks back ,I had this kde ubuntu(kubuntu) cd ,which I used to install ubuntu.for removing kde things,it is easy you have to purge qt3/4 dependencies and libraries.

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YOUR CASE:

in case of Gnome ,libgtk2/1.2(hardly there?) can be tried to purge off.

I recommend ,if you are comfortable with terminal ,and with a working internet connection ,try removing libgtk2 ,etc dependencies using synaptic removing almost everything.then ,synaptic and all current session will die after removing their packages(obviously!).then do some essential house keeping like removing hidden config files inside your /home/user directory(that "." files).

then press CTRL+ALT+F2 to jump to a pseudo terminal and with internet connection ON and your apt repositories enabled ,"sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop xdm " .this will work.this is as good as install xubuntu brand new.no need of downloading CD's again.
 
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