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[Mint Debian] Which packages labeled "mint" can be safely removed? - mindsword - Aug 1, 2014
i need to free up space, and make the system less "mint-like"
i have mint because its the only decent system i can get working on my old i486 system......
so which packages specifically labeled "mint" can i and can i not remove? which ones do i have to keep? i know i can remove those annoying addons like pidgin, gthumb, banshee and mozilla, but when i remove some "mint" packages the system fails to boot..........
can i remove mint completely and make it more debian?
There are 48 packages in synaptic installed, when you search "mint" as keyword. I dont want em there. Can i replace some of them?
* - Jay - Aug 1, 2014
Why not just reinstall plain debian on your pc if you essentially want to remove what mint features?
* - mindsword - Aug 1, 2014
(Aug 1, 2014 08:01 PM)Knight Wrote: Why not just reinstall plain debian on your pc if you essentially want to remove what mint features?
Is there a i486 / non-PAE version? i have one of those ancient laptops they found in the mediterranean sea a few years ago......
it was hell removing all the rust, but i got it booting in the end. wierd that it has a danish keyboard layout.
* - Loki123 - Aug 2, 2014
Here is a list of i486 distributions
http://distrowatch.com/search.php?architecture=i486
* - Jay - Aug 2, 2014
(Aug 2, 2014 12:17 AM)Loki123 Wrote: Here is a list of i486 distributions
http://distrowatch.com/search.php?architecture=i486
#! is a great distro if you don't mind OpenBox.
* - Loki123 - Aug 2, 2014
(Aug 2, 2014 12:18 AM)Knight+ Wrote: #! is a great distro if you don't mind OpenBox.
I think he mentioned that he had troubles installing CrunchBang..
Slack is amazing distribution too though .
* - Jay - Aug 2, 2014
(Aug 2, 2014 12:24 AM)Loki123 Wrote: I think he mentioned that he had troubles installing CrunchBang..
Slack is amazing distribution too though .
I just never saw the need of running Slack on my i5 system. 😝
But I will be damned it runs on my dads old HP flawlessly.
* - Loki123 - Aug 2, 2014
(Aug 2, 2014 12:28 AM)Knight+ Wrote: I just never saw the need of running Slack on my i5 system. 😝
But I will be damned it runs on my dads old HP flawlessly.
Yeah, slack is truly a great system and one of the best for someone who only wants roughly tested and working software on his computer. I used it a while on my i5 computer.
* - mindsword - Aug 2, 2014
Got crunchbang working in the end. Fuck mint lol