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Hello,
EDIT:
I am switching over to this thread by @FeodorF as I think it addresses questions I have and there is no sense in cluttering up the forum with multiple same threads.
Seamonkey 2.53.4 Beta 1
viewtopic.php?p=3944#p3944
Thank you all for responding. See you over on FeodorF's thread.
Sky

Palemoon is the default, built-in browser for BionicPup(64) 8.0, frugal installed on flash drive.
My goal is to get rid of Palemoon entirely and replace with Seamonkey.
I know that I can change built-in packages with the utility menu/setup/remove built-in packages.
I know that I can leave Palemoon as a built-in and change the default to another browser present in the system.
But, I want to consider taking Palemoon out of the system altogether.
Is there a non-complicated way of doing this through a GUI interface?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions or comments.

Sky

Machine stats:
Computer Vendor: LENOVO
Product Name: 10117
Version: Lenovo H535, desktop
Serial Number: ES13191202
No HDD

PS - You ask why I want to do this? Mozilla is becoming a headache more and more. Seamonkey is such a sweet simple browser. Remember how Seamonkey was used in all the 'good ole' simple Puppies like 4.3.1? Sigh! those were the days.

Sky,
perhaps this viewtopic.php?p=3944#p3944 may help you.
It is not quite GUI only, but mikesir gives the instructions on how to do it.

Extract the base sfs via UExtract to a ext partition.
Use pfind to search for palemoon or palem or pale in the extracted directory.
Remove all the finds from the extraction directory.
Rebuild the base sfs via PackIt.

At least, that's how I do remove stuff that I don't want.
While removing all the Palemoon stuff, I copied them into a Palemoon directory.
After all done, I created a sfs from that Palemoon directory.

So, I'm still able to use it via sfs, which I'm doing from time to time.

Is Bionicpup64 8.0 a frugal install or a full install?

The above post works if it is a frugal install.

@proebler
@taersh
@bigpup
@mikeslr

Perfect! Thank you for your responses.

proebler - Mikeslr's post on Potablizing Seamonkey is a road map I think I can follow.
viewtopic.php?p=3944#p3944

taersh - Now I can learn more about UExtract. I like the idea of being able to use it as .sfs from time to time.

bigpup - Yes, the installation is frugal. I forgot the option of full installs I've used frugal for so long.

mikeslr - Thank you for your instructional post.

I'll woodshed this over the weekend. Ha! I knew there must be a way.

Sky

I am more beginner than the experienced users responding to you, but I can add that I've asked a similar question recently with respect to Firefox:

viewtopic.php?p=7779&i=1

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1184&p=8618&hilit=r ... efox#p8618

The apps that are not a part of the operating system but not user-installed appear to require manual removal. Yet maybe Pale Moon is an exception:

I've noticed browsers in at least two places - an installation directory and a configuration directory, in addiction to icons/menu items and places like the package manager which novice users can't do anything about (i.e., it will tell you something is installed that isn't).

It's all hacking, or woodshed.

@Sky Aisling a promising fourth option - the exotic package with its own installation utility:

In Xenial Pale Moon-updater has a removal option. Maybe Bionic has same?

I am more beginner than the experienced users responding to you, but I can add that I've asked a similar question recently with respect to Firefox:
viewtopic.php?p=7779&i=1
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1184&p=8618&hilit=r ... efox#p8618
The apps that are not a part of the operating system but not user-installed appear to require manual removal. Yet maybe Pale Moon is an exception:
I've noticed browsers in at least two places - an installation directory and a configuration directory, in addiction to icons/menu items and places like the package manager which novice users can't do anything about (i.e., it will tell you something is installed that isn't).
It's all hacking, or woodshed.
@Sky Aisling a promising fourth option - the exotic package with its own installation utility:
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In Xenial Pale Moon-updater has a removal option. Maybe Bionic has same?

thanks, JASpup
I've followed your instructions and managed to switch it