Stripping down Ubuntu

claptonman

claptonman

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So I have a 32GB SSD which I just have Ubuntu on and I'm using it to browse the internet only. How can I go through and remove all other software, such as libre office? I went through software center and removed all of Libre Office, but what else can I remove? Thanks.
 
Any programs that you do not need you can unistall them from the software center or use

sudo apt-get remove *program name*

you can also switch to a lighter display environment. GNOME 3 is pretty heave compared to LDXE. Cinnamon is a good alternative.
 
Just do an ubuntu-minimal install.
Then install whatever desktop environment you want with a
sudo apt-get install xfce4-session
replace xfce4-session with
kde,lxde,gnome,mate,cinnamon,etc.

Edit:You already installed ubuntu, nevermind. Do what ^ he said.
You can get a list of all packages installed with the command
dpkg --get-selections
 
Thanks guys. When I do the dpkg --get-selections, can I uninstall everything from that? Or I just have to go through it and get rid of the applications that I know won't break anything?

And the reason I'm using ubuntu instead of other distros is because 12.10 is the only one that works with my VPN. I tried earlier versions and they all just caused headaches, so I settled with 12.10. I won't be using the partition that much, but it's on my 32GB SSD and I want as much space as possible on it.
 
dpkg --get-selections just list what is installed on your systems
You'll have to use apt-get remove or some other tool (software center, synaptic, etc) to actually remove them
 
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