what can I safely uninstall?

[denoobifyme]

I've got Pclos shoehorned onto the 8gig flash hdd of an Acer netbook. (see sig). I should have gone with minime and added the programs I want for a custom hybrid. I'm still new, don't want to get into support/dependency issues. Also, there are probably programs in minime that I don't want.

In the interest of drive space and general speed, I'd like to remove some programs that I never use and could probably never learn to use because of my calcified prejudice against them.

What programs can I safely remove completely?  For instance, compiz is horrible and gives me dizzy headaches. Can I chunk that without collapsing my kde3 functionality?  I don't have an Epson printer, that utilities thing could go. I have no interest in changing themes, is there a way to get rid of all the ones except my current one? Even with tutorials, the Gimp and my brain do not play well together.  Can I safely remove it?

I think I'll go with the "add from minime" method with 2010. If any of the above programs come installed in minime, can I safely remove them from minime as well?

Are there any non-obvious programs I should NEVER remove?  This "kernel" thing -- that's probably not important, right? (connection lost)

[Crow]

I think the idea behind MiniMe is provide you with a minimal KDE install so you can add whatever you want. Less than that you may have to drop KDE and either go command line or choose another DE. LXDE is quite good BTW.

Maybe if you look MiniMe and post what programs you don't want the distro gurus can say you how. Why not install MiniMe in another machine, make it your way, remaster and install in your netbook?

[denoobifyme]

The programs (well, the serious ones, not kernel) I mentioned in my initial post are the main ones I want to remove. Could I do so without having to drop KDE?

Three answers to your why not question: I don't have another machine, I don't know how, I'm lazy. (smile)

Compiz, Gimp, redundant themes (keeping the only one I use), printer utilities for a brand I don't own. Will scrubbing these from my flashdrive do anything but free up space? Are these or any other programs vital to pclos (or KDE) functionality?

Similar question: will Synaptic protect me from my own ignorance?  That is, will it keep me from removing crucial programs?  There's no reason why it should, though it would be handy to be coddled.

[Old-Polack]

The programs (well, the serious ones, not kernel) I mentioned in my initial post are the main ones I want to remove. Could I do so without having to drop KDE?

Three answers to your why not question: I don't have another machine, I don't know how, I'm lazy. (smile)

Compiz, Gimp, redundant themes (keeping the only one I use), printer utilities for a brand I don't own. Will scrubbing these from my flashdrive do anything but free up space? Are these or any other programs vital to pclos (or KDE) functionality?

Similar question: will Synaptic protect me from my own ignorance?  That is, will it keep me from removing crucial programs?  There's no reason why it should, though it would be handy to be coddled.

All of the applications you name should be removable, without damage to your system. For insurance, I'd remove them one at a time, just to be sure. That way, if something you need will be removed, you'll know which application is tied to it, and be able to repost, for further instructions.

[denoobifyme]

Thanks again, O-P, for your time and expertise.

[menotu]

I should have gone with minime and added the programs I want.

Yup, I agree with that - you would benefit with beginning with a fresh MiniMe install as that way you can see the space being used and add apps accordingly....