@Adrian, I agree. Although now that I have done this, I'm thinking of using the final version as the base for the Children's MX Desktop I'm building.Adrian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:53 pm Hopefully the people who requested this and complain about MX being too big will give it a thoroughly test and report issues... personally I have no interest to save 200-400MB just to have to re-add the apps back in, but this is a useful endeavor if nothing else we'll figure out and remove some unnecessary dependencies and have a list of apps that we can consider to remove next time we do a release in case we are hard-pressed for space.
FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
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Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
Now that you mentioned that I think I might use this for the MX Workbench respin that I make too, where's the list of apps you remove (or script that you use).
Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
The script is in the Dropbox folder here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/33ksvg28axkv ... XngOa?dl=0
Edit: @Adrian the script does not include the unused directories that I removed.
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Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
I think this is really just an exercise for people who have limited hardware,
or an obsessive desire for speed. :)
On the T430 in my sig on a new install I removed the following, which I never use, after saving copies of the art work to put back into /usr/share/backgrounds/, after this operation:
Removing mx*-art removes the lightdm-greeter-mx17 --which I find leaves the login a bit uglier,
but it boots an order of magnitude noticeably faster.
On the EeePC in my sig, I remove things that I personally don't use, just to conserve space and memory.
On a clean install I removed the following, using manyroads script as a guide:
### this removal took out the following, which I reinstalled afterwards:
mx-live-usb-maker, live-usb-maker, normalize-audio, libimage-magick
### I usually install LibreOffice fresh from the LibO web site. Perhaps I will try the latest via MXPI
### The EeePC still boots and runs with no apparent untoward effects.
or an obsessive desire for speed. :)
On the T430 in my sig on a new install I removed the following, which I never use, after saving copies of the art work to put back into /usr/share/backgrounds/, after this operation:
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apt-get purge thunderbird clementine grub-themes-mx plymouth* mx*-art samba*
but it boots an order of magnitude noticeably faster.
On the EeePC in my sig, I remove things that I personally don't use, just to conserve space and memory.
On a clean install I removed the following, using manyroads script as a guide:
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sudo apt-get remove --purge gmtp orage pppoeconf asunder chromium-bsu chromium-bsu-data gnome-ppp gnome-hearts lbreakout2 lbreakout2-data xfce4-notes-plugin xfce4-notes peg-e smtube swell-foop gscan2pdf feh aisleriot clementine dict gnome-mahjongg samba samba-libs samba-common samba-common-bin thunderbird lightning plymouth plymouth-themes plymouth-themes-mx plymouth-x11
mx-live-usb-maker, live-usb-maker, normalize-audio, libimage-magick
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sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice*
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sudo apt-get autoremove --purge
Thinkpad T430 & Dell Latitude E7450, both with MX-21.3.1
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
Hi Richard,
save the file lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf from /etc/lightdm. This is the MX login config.
Another nice one is slick-greeter for login. This is used by Mint/Ubuntu and there are many more greeters for lightdm in the repos.
save the file lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf from /etc/lightdm. This is the MX login config.
Another nice one is slick-greeter for login. This is used by Mint/Ubuntu and there are many more greeters for lightdm in the repos.
for those with an eye for the finer details...
Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
Yes, lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf stays.
Only downside is that I have to type user name --maybe I can tweak it a bit.
It looks okay, just have to type. Lazy and all that.
NOTE: Found it in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[CORRECTED: Removed duplicate greeter-hide-users]
[SeatDefaults]
. . .
greeter-hide-users = false
. . .
user-session=richard
And now it works as desired.
It's pretty enough. :)
Only downside is that I have to type user name --maybe I can tweak it a bit.
It looks okay, just have to type. Lazy and all that.
NOTE: Found it in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[CORRECTED: Removed duplicate greeter-hide-users]
[SeatDefaults]
. . .
greeter-hide-users = false
. . .
user-session=richard
And now it works as desired.
It's pretty enough. :)
Last edited by Richard on Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:26 am, edited 4 times in total.
Thinkpad T430 & Dell Latitude E7450, both with MX-21.3.1
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
O.k. I thought you have the ugly default with no background and theming.
For the user entry you must tweak /etc/lightdm.conf, not the greeter.
For the user entry you must tweak /etc/lightdm.conf, not the greeter.
for those with an eye for the finer details...
Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
@Richard there are numerous options beyond lightDM. Here is a very light one:
https://packages.debian.org/buster/slim
Here's a complete list of what works with Debian:
https://wiki.debian.org/DisplayManager# ... y_managers
https://packages.debian.org/buster/slim
Here's a complete list of what works with Debian:
https://wiki.debian.org/DisplayManager# ... y_managers
Pax vobiscum,
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
Thanks, LightDM's working fine now; only need the password.
and Thanks for your efforts to document what can, can't and shouldn't be removed
while trying to lighten or remove required parts of MX installs.
and Thanks for your efforts to document what can, can't and shouldn't be removed
while trying to lighten or remove required parts of MX installs.
Thinkpad T430 & Dell Latitude E7450, both with MX-21.3.1
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
Re: FREE! MX18 Minimal Installset
@Richard... you are most . I am trying to figure out how to use the Minimal MX to build my Children's Desktop. btw. my grandson had a wonderful time using the Desktop today.
Pax vobiscum,
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i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
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