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== Reduce the high Count of installed Packages ==

Remark: YOU MUST KNOW WHICH PROGRAM NAME YOU NEEDs!! only for advanced USERS/EXPERTS!

To Setup a small System you need a "netinstall" CD Image and then
install a minimal System, next step edit the apt.conf file for advanced settings on console:
$sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf

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APT::Install-Recommends "0";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
Acquire::PDiffs "false";
Acquire::Languages "none";            # set true for none English
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save and exit,
now run on console:
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$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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this reconfigure the package database index for dependencies!
now setup you wanted System Software like gnome:
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$sudo apt-get install gnome-core xserver-xorg
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Remark: Missed Software must be manual installed now by yourself package for package

Cleanup a Running System:

To remove unwanted Packages use the "apt-get autoremove --purge" command like on console:

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$ sudo apt-get autoremove dbus gnome-shell consolekit --purge 
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to remove preinstalled Libs do:

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$sudo -s                                                                             #switch to root account
$dpkg --list |grep "^rc" | cut -d " " -f 3 | xargs sudo dpkg --purge   # can used 2 to 3 times!! agian
$deborphan | xargs sudo apt-get -y remove --purge                     # can used 2 to 3 times!! agian
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Remark: If deborphan is not know you have to install the tool with cause its not a basic package:
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$sudo apt-get install deborphan
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