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In a previous version of Ubuntu, I had installed Gnome (classic) as well as Gnome Shell. Now, after upgrading to 12.10, I'm satisfied with Unity and would like to remove the Gnome packages that are no longer needed. However, I'm concerned that I'll break Unity...

How can I safely remove Gnome classic and Gnome Shell from my system?

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you can do it with

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell

and for gnome-classic 

sudo apt-get remove gnome-session-fallback

this won't break unity.

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Depending upon how you installed the Gnome Classic, you might also need to remove gnome-panel. Also, remember to purge unused dependencies after these commands with sudo apt-get autoremove. – Jorge Suárez de Lis Jan 20 at 17:37
@JorgeSuárezdeLis I agree with you .+1. – Jai Jan 20 at 17:38
I've confirmed that this removes Gnome, Gnome Classic, and a whole pile of dependencies. Unity unaffected. Thanks! – rcourtna Jan 20 at 20:50
@rcourtna you're welcome Friend. – Jai Jan 21 at 1:36

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