Ubuntu Setup

If you are using Ubuntu as a base for various Linux projects you will find that as it comes with unnecessary packages. However installing minimal version is just stripped from everything. In this case I have builed a list of unnecessary packages and one liner to remove them all. Please modify for your needs.

The list has been built based on Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 LTS

List of unnecessary packages

• Remove LibreOffice

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-*

• This package contains photos scopes which allow Unity to search for local and online photos.

sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-*

• Photo organizer

sudo apt-get remove shotwell*

• Scanner software

sudo apt-get remove simple-scan

• Internet messaging ~13M

sudo apt-get remove empathy*

• Email client ~61M

sudo apt-get remove thunderbird*

• Google Drive scope for Unity ~116KB

sudo apt-get remove unity-scope-gdrive

• Cheese Webcam Booth - webcam software

sudo apt-get remove cheese*

• Brasero Disc Burner ~6.5MB

sudo apt-get remove brasero*

• Package to manipulate bloototh devices using Gnome desktop ~2MB

sudo apt-get remove gnome-bluetooth

• Orca Screen Reader -Provide access to graphical desktop environments via synthesised speech and/or refreshable braille

sudo apt-get remove gnome-orca

• Amazon Unity WebApp integration scripts ~133KB

sudo apt-get remove unity-webapps-common

• IBus Bopomofo Preferences - ibus-pinyin is a IBus based IM engine for Chinese ~1.4MB

sudo apt-get remove ibus-pinyin

• Reactivate HP LaserJet 1018/1020 after reloading paper ~3.2MB

apt-get remove printer-driver-foo2zjs*

Remove all packages - one liner

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-* unity-lens-* shotwell*\
simple-scan empathy* thunderbird* unity-scope-gdrive cheese*\
brasero* gnome-bluetooth gnome-orca unity-webapps-common\
ibus-pinyin printer-driver-foo2zjs*

Install necessary packages

Adobe Flash Player

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer