How to install without libre office and games?

[zero_coder]

Hi all
How can I install mxlinux without libre office and games?

Thanks

[turtlebay777]

You'll not use much less space even if you do have no Libre Office nor games, but what I do is do a normal install, then manually remove those programs I know I'll never want. Not having Libre Office will only release about 300 - 400 MB.

A better solution if space is very tight on your hard drive, would be to install antiX-17.4.1_386-base which is only 658MiB in it's ISO form and contains very few programs indeed.

[JayM]

Or you could install the MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release by manyroads:
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=47910
then manually install just the packages you want. The current download link is in post #78 on page 8 in that thread (the archive.org site.) Note that this is (I believe) based on MX-18.1 so there will be a LOT of updates/upgrades if you use this respin, but that shouldn't be a problem if you have a reliable Internet connection of 10Mbps or more.

[fehlix]

How can I install mxlinux without libre office and games?

Remove those packages before installing. E.g by this procedure:
Do this when running Live before installing.
Open MX Package Installer and uninstall:

->Select stable Repo tab:
Libre Office:
select "installed", type into search field "libeoffice"
-> mark all found -> click Uninstall

-> Games:
For all those 7 games do as above:
select "installed", type into search field the name of the game to uninstall
-> mark all found

Close MX Package installer and remove all no longer needed addtitional packages:.
Open terminal

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sudo apt autoremove

Now proceed with the installation on the hdd/ssd.

[asqwerth]

YOu probably need to choose "save desktop changes" when you proceed with your installation on the hdd/ssd, though.

[MX-16_fan]

@fehlix:

How can I install mxlinux without libre office and games?

Remove those packages before installing. (...)

Maybe there could be an option in the installer where you can decide if you want any games?

Or a bundling of MX Linux's 'standard games via a meta-package (which would mean that then all games could altogether be removed with three clicks in Synaptic)?

Just an idea.


Greetings, Joe

[fehlix]

@fehlix:

How can I install mxlinux without libre office and games?

Remove those packages before installing. (...)

Maybe there could be an option in the installer where you can decide if you want any games?

Or a bundling of MX Linux's 'standard games via a meta-package (which would mean that then all games could altogether be removed with three clicks in Synaptic)?

Right, perhaps the easier bit would be to have an entry within MX Package Installer -> Populare Apps under Office and Games for those standard installes to get it installed and uninstalled. ...

[turtlebay777]

Wouldn't it be easier to follow the Antix lead and provide a -base iso. Theirs is only 658 MiB as opposed to the full one of about 1 GB. I just ran up a copy and it has no Libre Office and only one game, Mahjong, but everything else is available through their package manager.

[Jerry3904]

Two different distros with different user profiles and different objectives.

[turtlebay777]

'T'was just an idea since a lot is made of the similarities between the two systems on these forums. Obviously that is one major difference, or is it just too much work?