Need a little help cleaning it up a fresh install.

[scott7]

I just installed ubuntu12.04 on a Asus EEE Pc 901. Well bad thing is it only has a 4gig hard and 2nd hard of 16gig. Sure I could have installed it on the 2nd but I was hoping to install it on the 4gig as it is 4x faster then the 16gig.


My question/story is
I went to do a update and it needs 500mb of space but only 300mb left. So I thought why not use software center to remove the stuff that this eee pc wont ever use. But the bad part is I removed it but it increased in size usage. Sure the apps are not on the list but the diskspace increased rather then decrease. I was wondering is there a way I can clean this up to make more room.

I used the following already.

sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

It cleaned up a hole 12mb.

If anyone knows how I can cleanup more please do share.

[ibjsb4]

Check out the desktop package list.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/ubuntu-desktop

You must have everything in red. Everything in green are recommended packages and not necessary for the desktop to function.

[scott7]

Thanks for the list. But I was hoping someone could help me or tell me some of the big thigns that are not really used at all that I can removed.

[ibjsb4]

Give me a few to come up with a list :)

[ibjsb4]

Open a terminal (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal#Starting_a_Terminal) and enter (copy and paste):


sudo apt-get remove --purge apport-gtk bluez bluez-cups bluez-alsa bluez-gstreamer brasero britty cups cups-bsd cups-client deja-dup empathy fonts-kacst-one fonts-khmeros-core fonts-lao fonts-nanum fonts-takao-phothic fonts-thai-tlwg gcc gnome-bluetooth gnome-disk-utility gnome-orca gnome-screensaver gnome-sudoku gwibber hplip libreoffice-calc libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-help-en-us libreoffice-impress libreoffice-math libreoffice-style-human ubuntu-docs

There is more that can be removed, see what this will free up.

Also, this is untried by me and should not bork your system, but no guarantees.

EDIT: I forgot. Follow that with an apt-get autoremove

[scott7]

I guess that will do for now down to 400mb now of space on it. If push comes to shove I can just tos 13.04 on the 16gig if it becomes a issue.

[3rdalbum]

I guess that will do for now down to 400mb now of space on it. If push comes to shove I can just tos 13.04 on the 16gig if it becomes a issue.

4 gigabytes of disk space is far too small for any *buntu. You should use the 16 gig for the operating system otherwise you will only have a tiny amount of space for programs. Programs must be installed on the same partition as the operating system.

[ibjsb4]

Its easier/better to build than take apart

http://www.ubuntu-mini-remix.org/

This is a text only (no GUI) install, but this way you could add ubuntu without the recommended packages with one command.


sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop

I don't know what size the final install will be, never tried it this way. I do 'roll my own' and the install Im on right now is 2.5GB.

Good luck and welcome to the forums :)

[oldos2er]

The minimum hard disk space for desktop Ubuntu is 5GB: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/amd64/minimum-hardware-reqts.html

I agree with 3rdalbum that, unless you want to do without any graphical interface, install Ubuntu to your 16GB drive.