Have you ever removed all the extra packages from your system ?

[Bezmotivnik]

I think that would be a wonderful, Platonic ideal -- but I confess that I'm not 100% sure of what can safely go and what really needs to be there.

Is anyone?

[mips]

I think it might be easier doing a server install and then adding only what you need.

[henriquemaia]

Never bothered with that, but I'm a bit curious and willing to try. Maybe I'll do that on a test machine.

[bruce89]

Thankfully the Edgy ubuntu-desktop allows the removal of various packages (fonts, hplip etc.), so I did remove them.

[missmoondog]

I think it might be easier doing a server install and then adding only what you need.

i might have to try that on the next install.

[kerry_s]

I still trim, even on the server install. I usually get rid of the extra xorg drivers for video cards i don't have, i only keep vesa as a backup, i use the nvidia-glx for my video. I also get rid of all the vim's, i only use nano. I also remove all the remote access stuff, i don't connect remotely. I get rid of that contest thing and report bug. I get rid of the raid stuff and lvm, also as much laptop stuff as can be removed with out uninstalling other stuff. Then i reboot to make sure i still have a working system. Then i install the stuff i want to use right away. After all that then i'll clean up again by deleting the doc and man files. Synaptic i always set up to delete after install so i don't have to worry about that.

[brucevangeorge]

I think it might be easier doing a server install and then adding only what you need.

I trim the server install too. I get rid of alot of crap like the extra xorg drivers that aren't used, floppy utilities, some fat16 support pack... etc. About 50mb total off the server install.


Good apps to use: debfoster & deborphan.

[rfruth]

Lots of free hard disk space here+I'm lazy/busy+the if it ain't broke don't fix it theory seems to apply so no never trimmed mine down.