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.

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* nity-scope-gdrive cheese* brasero* gnome-bluetooth gnome-orca unity-webapps-common ibus-pinyin printer-driver-foo2zjs*