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| * NonCriticalPackages Removing non-critical packages | == Removing non-critical packages == Except essential packages {{{aptitude search '!?essential'}}}, you can remove what you don't need. |
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| * SmallReplacements Replace packages with smaller equivalents | * Replace packages with smaller equivalents : * DebPkg:debconf-english (replaces debconf-il8n) * DebPkg:levee (replaces nvi and vim-tiny) * DebPkg:lpr replaces lpr-ng or CUPS) * DebPkg:madplay (replaces mpg123, mpg321 and mp3-decoder) * DebPkg:mutt (replaces GUI MailUserAgent: Evolution, Thunderbird) * DebPkg:setmixer (replaces aumix) * DebPkg:slrn, DebPkg:tin (replaces GUI Usenet NewsReader) * DebPkg:irssi (replaces GUI IRC clients) * DebPkg:jed, DebPkg:xjed (replaces Emacs) * DebPkg:w3m, DebPkg:lynx, DebPkg:links (replaces GUI WebBrowser) * DebPkg:dash (replaces bash, this currently breaks) |
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| * LocalePurge Remove unnecessary locale files. The introduction of LanguagePacks may also help in reducing the size of the installation footprint. | |
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| * ManForeignPurge Remove foreign language man files | == Remove unnecessary locale files == The introduction of LanguagePacks may also help in reducing the size of the installation footprint. It is recommended that the number of [:Locale:locale] configurations installed is kept to a minimum. By limiting the number of locale files built you can save 90% of the space taken up by storing these systems on your system and saves the compilation time for building the locale settings for each package. A side effect or reducing the number of locale options is that the compilation of the glibc library gets a lot faster. |
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| * CopyrightPurge Remove copyright files | == Remove foreign language man files == With appropriate privileges, it is possible to remove the foreign man pages as follows: {{ rm -rf /usr/share/man/?? rm -rf /usr/share/man/??_* }} Note: There is also a purgelocales package that will remove the man pages, but that destroys the package management and package building systems. |
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| * ["RebuildTCC"] Rebuilding packages using the Tiny C Compiler | |
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| * ["ReduceCUPS"] Remove unnecessary cups dependencies | == Removing copyright files == With appropriate privileges, it is possible to remove the copyright files as follows: {{rm /usr/share/doc/*/copyright*}} |
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| * SmallKernel Build a smaller kernel using fewer options | == Rebuilding packages using the Tiny C Compiler == |
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| * "ScrollKeeperPurge" Remove foreign language scrollkeeper files | == Remove unnecessary cups dependencies == |
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| * ["ReduceX"] Reduce the size of the X installation footprint | During installation of DebPkg:cupsys, the Debian installer may attempt to drag in unnecessary package dependencies. The cupsys daemon can function without these optional components, and they can be deselected from installation: * DebPkg:cupsys-client * DebPkg:cupsys-bsd * DebPkg:cupsys-driver-gutenprint * DebPkg:cupsys-pdf * DebPkg:foomatic-filters * DebPkg:hplip * DebPkg:smclient == SmallKernel Build a smaller kernel using fewer options == == Reduce the size of the X installation footprint == You can remove the packages xserver-xorg-video-* that you don't use. you should still keep xserver-xorg-video-vesa. |
Reducing the size of the Debian Installation Footprint
It may be useful to reduce the size of the installation footprint on Embedded systems, or on older computers or laptops with limited drive space, or in cases where a small installation is preferred.
Removing non-critical packages
Except essential packages aptitude search '!?essential', you can remove what you don't need.
Replace packages with smaller equivalents : * debconf-english (replaces debconf-il8n)
Remove unnecessary locale files
The introduction of ?LanguagePacks may also help in reducing the size of the installation footprint.
It is recommended that the number of [:Locale:locale] configurations installed is kept to a minimum. By limiting the number of locale files built you can save 90% of the space taken up by storing these systems on your system and saves the compilation time for building the locale settings for each package. A side effect or reducing the number of locale options is that the compilation of the glibc library gets a lot faster.
Remove foreign language man files
- With appropriate privileges, it is possible to remove the foreign man pages as follows: {{
rm -rf /usr/share/man/?? rm -rf /usr/share/man/??_* }}
- Note: There is also a purgelocales package that will remove the man pages, but that destroys the package management and package building systems.
Removing copyright files
- With appropriate privileges, it is possible to remove the copyright files as follows:
Rebuilding packages using the Tiny C Compiler
Remove unnecessary cups dependencies
During installation of cupsys, the Debian installer may attempt to drag in unnecessary package dependencies. The cupsys daemon can function without these optional components, and they can be deselected from installation:
SmallKernel Build a smaller kernel using fewer options
Reduce the size of the X installation footprint
- You can remove the packages xserver-xorg-video-* that you don't use. you should still keep xserver-xorg-video-vesa.