> So, what can we do to remove this 'fat'? > Probably the quick and dirty > way is to strip a running system of this excess > baggage: unneeded > apps, tools, games(!) and other stuff. With > package managers getting > better nowadays, this seems to be the easiest > way to get Linux lean > and mean ;)
You give a long winded example sir, but you slightly misunderstand the article. The problem is not "excess baggage: unneeded apps, tools, games" on Linux installations. It's the overall faster *desktop* experience you get with windows XP compared to Linux. And the above comment is backed by using windows XP(2 years) everyday and Linux(7 years) as a desktop. your other solutions are correct though, like disabling uneeded services. > I had > almost all the apps from > tasksel installed, and even more from dselect; > pretty soon I was > already nearing my 2GB limit in /usr :P hmm... 2GB? give you a tip: When installing Debian, it reboots and runs tasksel where you can choose to install a mail server, workstation, etc. Exit from it. You still have roughly 50 to 100mb base install. run apt-get install xfce4 Debian will then get the necessary dependencies to run xfce4. You probably can run xfce and other apps in less than 500Mb rather than 2Gb. I can fit X, icewm, gnome-terminal plus devel apps and libraries to compile a kernel in less than 500Mb. > did I > realize the 'fat' was eating up cycles and > memory; so, it's just an > `apt-get install xfce4` away to a less > cluttered, more powerful > desktop. I think you are referring "fat" as the eye candy of gnome. regards, Andre -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
