Removing Software

If you want to remove software from the system, proceed as follows if you have KDE running (for GNOME see below):

Procedure 3.5. Removing Software under KDE

  1. Click Software+Software Management to start the YaST package manager.

  2. Search for single packages as described in Section 3.1, “Installing Software”.

  3. Mark packages for deletion by right-clicking them and choosing Delete.

  4. Click Accept to proceeed.

  5. If you have chosen to delete a package on which other packages are dependent, your choice results in a dependency conflict that cannot be automatically solved. In this case, it is recommended to not delete the package. You can try to manually solve this conflict as described in Section “Checking Software Dependencies” (Chapter 3, Installing or Removing Software, ↑Reference), but be aware that each change you make may lead to other conflicts. To discard all changes you made, click Cancel two times and then Abandon.

With GNOME running, proceed as follows:

  1. Click Software+Software Management to start the YaST package manager.

  2. Select Installed from the top menu to filter for packages already installed. Search for single packages as described in Section 3.1, “Installing Software”.

  3. Right-click the package you want to remove in the main pane and click Remove.

  4. In order to select more packages, repeat the previous steps. Once you are finished click Apply to start the removal.

  5. If you have chosen to delete a package on which other packages are dependent, your choice results in a dependency conflict that cannot be automatically solved. In this case, it is recommended to not delete the package. You can try to manually solve this conflict as described in Section “Checking Software Dependencies” (Chapter 3, Installing or Removing Software, ↑Reference), but be aware that each change you make may lead to other conflicts. To discard all changes you made, click Cancel and then click the undo button in the upper right corner.