entr0py: > jkitt: >> I'm trying to remove some applications that I don't need (like VLC). >> >> The problem is that apt attempts to remove a number of packages that I'm >> not sure if i need or not - some of the whonix-gw/qubes specific packages >> seem reasonably important. >> >> 1. Are these packages needed? What are the for - the initial install? >> >> 2. Also would it be safe to autoremove? Given the huge list of packages in >> the autoremove section. >> >> The last time i done autoremove the whonix-gw complained that the >> "qubes-whonix-gateway" package was missing. >> >> Thanks. >> >> > > Some things to consider: > > * Always experiment on Cloned VMs, preferably off-line. For Whonix-GW, make > sure no VMs are associated with it - no child VMs (if template), no upstream > VMs (if proxyVM). > > * Relevant documentation (including links to package lists): > https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Whonix_Debian_Packages#Why_is_package_X_installed.3F > > * Figure it out yourself using apt-cache rdepends. Try `sudo apt-cache > --recursive rdepends vlc` and you'll see just how many packages rely on vlc > at some level. Doesn't necessarily mean it can't be removed but you'll have > broken dependencies unless everything in that list is removed also. > > * Feel free to ask here: > https://forums.whonix.org/t/more-unwanted-packages/2155 (I would answer here > but I don't know.) >
Should have mentioned in last post: use the `--installed` option to only see packages installed on your system so: `sudo apt-cache --installed rdepends vlc` `sudo apt-cache --installed rdepends phonon-backend-vlc` `sudo apt-cache --installed rdepends phonon` uh-oh... On bare-metal, Whonix Gateway can be built as `Terminal-Only`, but I don't know if that's possible with Qubes. Some GUI needs to be present to communicate with dom0 WM. Or maybe not if `xl console` is used exclusively? ------------------------------------------------- ONLY AT VFEmail! - Use our Metadata Mitigator to keep your email out of the NSA's hands! $24.95 ONETIME Lifetime accounts with Privacy Features! 15GB disk! No bandwidth quotas! Commercial and Bulk Mail Options! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/575EE842.7020905%40vfemail.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
