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glp817
What is the proper way to remove unneeded apps? I only have a 4 GB disk in my netbook and am short on space. There are a lot of apps installed with the base system that I will never need so I would like to remove them to free up space for apps that may be useful to me.
anticapitalista
Why not start with antiX-core and add what you want?
It might end up being the best solution for you.
What apps do you want?
What apps do you want to remove from base?Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
I wanted to see what apps came with the system, try them out and keep the ones that were useful for me. I actually tried to start with the full system for that reason but it wouldn’t fit on my disk. So far, I’m pretty sure I won’t need any of the graphics apps and most of the multimedia apps. I haven’t had the chance to check out most of the others yet.
From your response, I take it that it is easier to add apps than to remove them. Is that the case? If it is a major hassle to remove apps I would only do it when I absolutely needed more space. So I guess I’m back to my original question – what is the proper way to remove apps to reclaim disk space?
sybok
Use package manager to remove applications:
1) GUI, e.g.
1.A) right click on desktop -> ‘Control Centre -> System -> Package installer’ and browse the sections; the gray are already installed and you may decide to remove some of them
1.B) synaptic (most-likely would need to be installed on your system!):
Synaptic -> search ‘vlc’, click on the box and mark to remove
2) Terminal command line, e.g. apt:
sudo apt remove vlc
sudo apt autoremoveThe approach 2) may not be as straightworward since you should know the correct package name or you may search for it.
See this link, section Ubuntu/Debian- This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by sybok. Reason: Control centre: gray ones = installed
Xecure
Hi, glp817
what is the proper way to remove apps to reclaim disk space?
There are many ways to remove apps. I will list a few:
1. Graphical way (only for some apps) – Using the antiX Package Installer.
The antiX package installer comes with the antiX base system, so you will not have a problem using it. Not all installed apps will be displayed there, but some that are will appear with a darker colour, Unfortunetly you cannot list “all installed”, but you have to manually search for them. Example: Firefox-esr (name and description are grayed out). Select it (tick it), and choose the option to Uninstall. Repeat until satisfied.2. Cli way (only some programs) with cli-aptiX
Same as before, this app is included in antiX. Launch it from the menu, from App Select or from terminal
sudo cli-aptiX
the same as above, you can either search for the package or see the full list (View a list of xxx suggested GUI packages). All packages in light-blue are installed. Remember the number if using the full list and choose to uninstall.3. GUI way with synaptics (not installed in base).
You can install the synaptic and serach for the programs you want to uninstall there. Easy to use but requires you to first install it.4. Command line removal
If you know the exact name of the package you want to remove, use the command line. Example for firefox-esr
sudo apt purge firefox-esr
you can see a list of ALL installed packages (programs, libraries and others) with:
a) dpkg (I recomment exporting to a file)
dpkg -l
b) apt (This one is worse as it doesn’t show package description)
apt --installed listThat is, in my limited knowledge, all ways I know.
antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.Thank you for your response. I had to install Synaptic anyway so I used it and it seemed to work well.
anticapitalista
Since you only have 4GB space, another option provided by antiX is a frugal install.
Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
I’m okay now. Another forum member told me how to remove unwanted apps using Synaptic. I’ve already removed two apps. I had considered the frugal install but decided to install the largest system that would fit so I could take a look at which apps were available. I often find useful apps that I didn’t previously know and wouldn’t even think to search for. I have to wonder what additional apps were available in the full system that I might be missing out on.
Anonymous
This page lists applications which are pre-installed in antiX-full, but not included on antiX-base:
https://antixlinux.com/applications-on-antix-full-but-not-included-on-antix-base/Thanks for that link. Hope I’m not wearing out my welcome here but is there also a link to a document that describes all of the apps? There’s even some in the base version that I don’t understand their purpose. Specifically, the ones in the Focus menu. I click on them but they don’t seem to do anything. A couple of them are mouse related and I’m using the netbooks track pad so maybe they don’t apply?
is there also a link to a document that describes all of the apps?
That’s a great question.
One, single, page describing ALL would be impossible, because packages are hosted at // retrieved from multiple locations.
The primary source for packages you’ll install will be the debian repository(ies), which host about 50,000 various packages.
Some packages (titles and versions unavailable from debian) are hosted by // retrieved from retrieved from antiX repository.
A few (virtualbox? opera browser?) are retrieved from trusted 3rd party project repositories.Here’s an online, searchable, index of debian -hosted packages: https://packages.debian.org
When you search for a given package, its details page will show a brief description (and often a screenshot)
along with hyperlinks to reach: its project homepage (helpful toward finding more docs/screenshots), its debian bugtracker page, a list of files which will be installed and how much disk space…tip: PROBABLY any packagename beginning with lib* will be uninteresting for you to lookup.
By convention, those usually contain non-interactive (you can’t launch them as freestanding “apps”) shared library files.That “applications-on-antix-full-but-not-included-on-antix-base” page I linked earlier, all items listed there to seem to be “launchable apps”. If any of their packages.debian.org pages lack screenshots (or an adequate, features/benefits description), a startpage.com or google.com websearch
debian|ubuntu|linux apackagename
will probably be helpful (click “images” tab in search results to quickly find screenshots)PPC
Thanks for that link. Hope I’m not wearing out my welcome here but is there also a link to a document that describes all of the apps? There’s even some in the base version that I don’t understand their purpose. Specifically, the ones in the Focus menu. I click on them but they don’t seem to do anything. A couple of them are mouse related and I’m using the netbooks track pad so maybe they don’t apply?
The “focus”, “preferences” and “Themes” are menu entries related to the window manager (IceWM, by default), they are not “installed” applications. The installed applications are available usually on menu > applications (and also the top menu entries, that act as quick launch icons). Everything below that on the first level of the menu are system related entries
If would be easier to ask what certain apps do. You can delete all games, Dosbox (a DOS emulator), claws (e-mail software), LibreOffice (Office suite), etc. As far as I know, there’s no single document that describes all of the apps and what they do…P.
- This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by PPC.
Specifically, the ones in the Focus menu.
??? you are referring to items found in the iceWM desktop menu?
Those items aren’t “apps”. They (probably, I didn’t go check) represent A,B,C,D set of choices (options) you can select for some iceWM configuration detail. (A:focus should follow mouse; _vs_ B:focus remains on last active application windown until a different window is clicked…)Thanks for that link to all of the Debian packages. I was originally only asking for info on the apps included with Antix but being able to look up any Debian app could really come in handy. My bad on the Focus question. I should’ve been able to recognize that they weren’t apps. As you can probably tell I’m still pretty much a newbie with Linux. Nevertheless, with the help I received on this forum, I was able to install Antix, get WiFi setup and remove apps I didn’t need and add some apps that I did need. I’m really impressed with how well Antix runs on this resource limited eeEPC. It definitely runs better now than it did with the original Windows XP OS that it came with. Kudos to your software team!
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