Using only Photos instead of iPhoto

After Upgrading to OS X 10.10.3 including the new Photos Mac App I don't need the iPhoto App anymore .
I only want to use the new Photos App from now .
What actions do I need to delete the "Old" iPhoto App without loosing my Pictures ?
( And keep using the new Photos ...)
Thanks .
PS
I don't use iCloud Photo Library .
iMac Late 2012
OSX 10.10.3
Have an iPhone , iPad , Apple TV all sync with the same apple ID

You Photos are stored in the iPhoto Library, not in the iPhoto.app. Deleting the iPhoto,app will not delete the photos in the library. So you could delete it, but it is very difficult to get it back, after it has been deleted, because Apple pulled it from the AppStore.
After Upgrading to OS X 10.10.3 including the new Photos Mac App I don't need the iPhoto App anymore .
I only want to use the new Photos App from now .
If you really want only to use Photos, and have migrated the iPhoto Library to Photos, you can delete the iPhoto.appa and the iPhoto Library. That will have no bad impact on Photos. But wait a bit, before you do that, and make a full backup of your system and archive that backup, before you start deleting.
The reason:
It is too soon, to abandon iPhoto completely and to uninstall it. You need to test Photos and the migrated library thoroughly - browse all photos and events, albums, title, GPS location, etc, before you can be sure, that the library migrated correctly.
You have to work for a while with photos, to be sure, that it has no bugs on your system. The release is brand new, and the beta testing has just finished - there are probably still hidden bugs, that will only be visible later and may make it necessary to go back to Photos.
Keeping iPhoto and Photos installed does not need much space, even if it shows a large file size. Your Photos library is just linking to your iPhoto Library, so the photos have not been duplicated. See Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support

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I was wondering if there is any way to set iphoto to use the original photos you import, instead of making copies. Im thinking of something like how in iTunes you can uncheck "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library".
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And your desire to "organize the photos as I see fit" - that is what iPhoto is all about - organizing photos easily and with great power - what you are requesting a organizing files not photos - iPhoto takes care of the files and organizes the photos so you can instantly find what you want
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I like that I would be able to maintain my iPhoto library data for Faces and Places in Aperture, but am concerned that when the iPhoto library is "upgraded" for Aperture, and I decide I don't really need that program, the upgraded library won't work with iPhoto anymore.
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They are completely different libraries.
Recently, iPhoto bugs make Events show up multiple times in iTunes when syncing for iPhone and iPad.
Fixed in the 9.1.3 update.
Will I find a better user experience with Aperture, or does it also use the single file library and suffer the same struggles iPhoto users have been seeing lately?
Like iphoto, Aperture can use the "single file library" or it can use a Referenced Library (just like iphoto can). Note that using a Referenced Library offers not a whit more in terms of features or capabilities. It's file storage plain and simple. Nothing more.
No you won't see the "same struggles iPhoto users have been seeing..." because Aperture is an entirely different allication.
But you my see Aperture or Lightroom struggles
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