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Post subject: Limit Included Packages
 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 01:35 AM
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Hi,
I'm kind of new to Linux and all the applications that are installed really are confusing.
How about a minimal Live CD that either has one application for each basic need, word processor, web browser, picture viewer, etc., or maybe a list of popular ones which are available and the user can select from the list during install.
I understand that Linux is about choices, but the KMenu as installed from the Live CD is overwhelming.
What do you think?
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Post subject: Limit Included Packages
Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 01:44 AM
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Hi,
obviousely you installed the kde-full version.
There are also the much smaller kde-lite (pretty basic) and xfce(more or less complete desktop) versions availlable on the mirrors
Greets, Blue Shadow |
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Post subject: RE: Limit Included Packages
Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 04:18 AM
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| Thanks, I'll check those out. |
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Post subject: RE: Limit Included Packages
Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 10:27 PM
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| OK, I see, but, can I just start to uninstall packaged applications which I find I don't use? I mean without doing a re-install of a different version? |
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Post subject: Re: RE: Limit Included Packages
Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 12:32 AM
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amenditman wrote:
OK, I see, but, can I just start to uninstall packaged applications which I find I don't use? I mean without doing a re-install of a different version?
RTBM == Read The Bluewater Manual
http://manual.sidux.com |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Limit Included Packages
Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 02:32 AM
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Sorry for being snippy Cleary.
I am reading the manual, though I haven't finished and don't understand everything yet.
I was just hoping to get a response in the tone of the above, and was encouraged to ask. |
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Post subject: Re: RE: Limit Included Packages
Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 02:49 AM
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amenditman wrote:
OK, I see, but, can I just start to uninstall packaged applications which I find I don't use? I mean without doing a re-install of a different version?
Yes.
The root commands are:
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apt-get remove packagename # deletes a package
apt-get remove --purge packagename # deletes a package and removes the config files in /etc (not in your $HOME)
To remove a package "family" like openoffice.org you can also use this command:
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apt-get remove [--purge] packagename*
# example:
apt-get remove --purge openoffice.org*
Please always read the output of apt before you confirm.
The autoremove option of apt is disabled in sidux, in a rolling release it might lead to mayhem. But remaining libs do no harm.
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Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 03:01 AM
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The relevent sections on package managment should give you some basic info about apt-get.
Indeed you can just remove the packages you don't need without any problem. If this was a fresh install for you, it might be better to burn the kdelite version using k3b (see manual) before you start getting your system really set up. It would just save you some heartache of removing programs.
An easy way to see what programs are on your system is by using synaptic package manager to look at the programs. Please read the manual about using synaptic as it is not advised to use it for upgrading or installing xorg and the like.
If it is installed it will be under system in your menu. If not, you can install synaptic by opening a terminal, su to root,
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apt-get update && apt-get install synaptic
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Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 11:47 AM
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An easier way to see what programs are on your system is just write
ls /usr/bin
on command line.  |
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Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 02:24 PM
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but there is not only /usr/bin!
dpkg -l | awk '/^ii/{ print $2 }' | grep -v -e ^lib -e -dev
generates a nice package-list |
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Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 05:43 PM
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| you guys crack me up! |
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Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 10:23 PM
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Code:
dpkg -l|grep ^ii >list.txt
will put that list in /home and can be printed out  |
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Posted: Jul 12, 2008 - 06:13 AM
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the shorter the better: ls /usr/bin >list.txt
but piper's is easier to read with the extra info. |
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Posted: Jul 12, 2008 - 06:32 AM
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and /usr/sbin
complete install list: dpkg -l | egrep '^(hi|ii)' | cut -d ' ' -f 3 > list.txt |
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Posted: Jul 12, 2008 - 10:19 AM
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I do it even shorter:
<TAB><TAB>
and more comfortable:
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dpkg -l | awk '/^.i/ { print $2 " (" $3 ")" }' | $PAGER
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