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Slim Down Debian Install (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've installed debian on an old laptop and am wondering if the 10 gig base system size can be slimmed down by deleting unneeded files.

I ran the commands to look for any runaway logs or other obviously large files and nothing popped out.

Is there a group of folders full of stuff I don't need or is this just the size of modern distros?

EDIT: I ended up doing a netinstall and got a 6ish gig system so I'm pretty happy with that. The netinstall image was able to detect my wifi card even though the debian live installer was not.

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[–] ouch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can start with dpigs. Then start marking packages automatically installed with apt-mark. aptitude may be a good frontend when removing a lot of packages, you can mark entire categories, like libraries, as automatically installed.

Pay attention to the package headers when removing packages. You don't want to remove essential packages.

[–] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com 1 points 1 week ago

@ouch @WhiteOakBayou If you try to remove essential packages, it will not allow you without an extra flag, even as root.