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int_ua

2012-02-28 08:39

What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

I've deleted all games except chess (will add package names on request) and

Code:

osso-systemui-splashscreen

cherry

without losing any critical functionality.
Who tried any other package? Unsuccessfull strories?

Russe89

2012-02-28 08:49

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

Here is a list of all apps i remove when i flash my N900:

Code:

sudo apt-get remove

hildon-theme-beta

osso-chess-ui

gnuchess osso-graphics-game-chess

osso-lmarbles osso-graphics-game-lmarbles

osso-sounds-game-chess

maemoblocks

ap-installer amazon-installer foreca-installer facebook-installer skype-installer dtg-installer

tutorial-home-applet

osso-tutorial-l10n-engb

osso-tutorial-l10n-ptpt

osso-tutorial-l10n-frca

osso-tutorial-l10n-nlnl

osso-tutorial-l10n-cscz

osso-tutorial-l10n-itit

osso-tutorial-l10n-eses

osso-tutorial-l10n-svse

osso-tutorial-l10n-frfr

osso-tutorial-l10n-dede

osso-tutorial-l10n-fifi

osso-tutorial-l10n-nono

osso-tutorial-l10n-esmx

osso-tutorial-l10n-enus

osso-tutorial-l10n-ruru

osso-tutorial-l10n-mr0

osso-tutorial-l10n-plpl

So its just the games, the secondary theme and the whole tutorial and the installer apps, but i don't need them.

reinob

2012-02-29 08:54

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

but if I try removing e.g. cherry, then mp-fremantle-pr is removed, thus marking a number of (critical?) packages as auto-removeable!

do you install/reinstall those packages manually? or have you manipulated the mp-fremantle-pr metapackage to fix the dependencies?

at the moment saying that you can delete some of those packages "without losing any critical functionality" seems a bit of a risky statement.

I would also be interested in removing a whole bunch of things I don't need, but perhaps any of you who have actually done that could explain more in detail which steps you've followed?

Thanks.

int_ua

2012-03-01 17:29

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by reinob (Post 1171883)

do you install/reinstall those packages manually? or have you manipulated the mp-fremantle-pr metapackage to fix the dependencies?

It was a long time ago when I deleted the games. I think I just marked them as manually-installed with apt-get install. Maybe I didn't notice and deleted something useful, please add the packages which are marked for auto-removal.

reinob

2012-04-05 09:00

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

@int_ua,

Sorry for the late reply.

Code:

# apt-get -s purge cherry

Reading package lists...

Building dependency tree...

Reading state information...

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:

   libtpsession (0.1-6+0m5)

   libqtm-serviceframework (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

   rtcom-accounts-plugin-facebook (4.140-1+0m5)

   libqt4-declarative (4.7.0~git20100909-0maemo1+0m5)

   rtcom-skype-emoticons-theme (0.0.7-2+0m5)

   libqtm-multimedia (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

   rtcom-accounts-voip-support (4.140-1+0m5)

   n900-fmrx-enabler (1.5-4+0m5)

   libqtm-publishsubscribe (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

   libconninet0 (0.40+0m5)

   libqtm-messaging (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

   qtm-modest-plugin (0.0.2-6+0m5)

   libqtm-location (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

   dsme-thermalobject-surface (0.0.1+0m5)

   modest-home-applet (0.0.4-5+0m5)

   libqtm-versit (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

   libconnsettings0 (0.23+0m5)

   microb-geolocation (1.1.5-6+0m5)

   libqtm-bearer (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

   libqt4-translations (4.7.0~git20100909-0maemo1+0m5)

   libtelepathy-qt4-0 (0.2.0-2maemo7+0m5)

   maemo-optify-runonce (0.10-32+0m5)

   libqtm-contacts (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

   libqtm-systeminfo (1.0.2-maemo4+0m5)

Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.

The following packages will be REMOVED:

   cherry* (0.25-1+0m5)

   mp-fremantle-generic-pr* (21.2011.38-1)

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 20 not upgraded.

Purg mp-fremantle-generic-pr [21.2011.38-1]

Purg cherry [0.25-1+0m5]

I suppose I could first mark (some of) those packages as manually installed so that they are not auto-remove'd, but I still find this dependency chaos very annoying.

AapoRantalainen

2012-04-11 18:54

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

Quote:

but I still find this dependency chaos very annoying.

Just reflashed device. Updated to the PR-1.3.1 with HAM
And then continued with apt-get -s purge cherry (or apt-get remove --purge cherry) and it will only uninstall cherry and mp-fremantle-generic-pr (not hundreds of packages)

Quote:

Who tried any other package?

I started to fill this wikipage with my experiments:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Fremantle_closed_packages

If somebody want join filling, I have four steps to gather basic information.

Code:

#description

apt-cache show osso-systemui-splashscreen

#Provides files:

dpkg -L osso-systemui-splashscreen

#Current version

apt-cache policy osso-systemui-splashscree

#Reverse dependencies

apt-cache showpkg osso-systemui-splashscreen



#Remove (on device which can be reflashed)

apt-get remove --purge osso-systemui-splashscreen

And then I have explicitly state what happens when removed. I have tried to be verbose and comment every aspect.

I have found it is sometimes hard to say what is critical functionality. I have never used ActiveSync, so removing ActiveSync is not losing critical functionality? I rarely use bluetooth, so it is then not critical functionality? For sure when device will not start anymore = critical.

reinob

2012-04-12 07:09

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by AapoRantalainen (Post 1190876)

A few days ago I decided to remove mp-fremantle-generic-pr. That was the only package that was removed, but then the list of packages I posted above are marked as being auto removeable.

I manually installed some of them (the ones that sounded like I could need them) and then did auto remove of the rest. Everything's OK for now (I didn't dare reboot yet..)

I'm going through a list of all packages in my N900 and marking the ones I would like to remove (particularly all l10n packages for language/country combinations that I will never need), but I'm still in the "preparation phase" (just editing my list on the computer).

It will take time until I actually do that, but then I'll post my results (if at all relevant). I have never flashed my N900.. and would like to keep it that way :)

reinob

2012-04-12 08:46

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

I have also removed qtm-maemo-metapackage and its dependencies (libqtm-*), as no other package seems to depend on that (YMMV).

You can check it here:
http://maemo.org/packages/package_in...age/1.3-2+0m5/

reinob

2012-04-13 12:22

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

Soo.. I just shutdown and turned on my N900 again. No problems at all.

I marked the following as manually installed (because of mp-fremantle-generic-pr):

Code:

        libtpsession (0.1-6+0m5)

        rtcom-accounts-plugin-facebook (4.140-1+0m5)

        libqt4-declarative (4.7.0~git20100909-0maemo1+0m5)

        rtcom-skype-emoticons-theme (0.0.7-2+0m5)

        rtcom-accounts-voip-support (4.140-1+0m5)

        n900-fmrx-enabler (1.5-4+0m5)

        libconninet0 (0.40+0m5)

        dsme-thermalobject-surface (0.0.1+0m5)

        modest-home-applet (0.0.4-5+0m5)

        libconnsettings0 (0.23+0m5)

        microb-geolocation (1.1.5-6+0m5)

        libqt4-translations (4.7.0~git20100909-0maemo1+0m5)

        libtelepathy-qt4-0 (0.2.0-2maemo7+0m5)

and then purge-removed the following:

Code:

mp-fremantle-generic-pr

libqtm-*

maemo-optify-runonce

cherry

sharing-service-flickr

sharing-service-ovi

chinese-font

google-search-widget

tutorial-home-applet

osso-tutorial*

testserver

{ap,amazon,foreca,facebook,skype,dtg}-installer

osso-lmarbles, osso-graphics-game-lmarbles

osso-mahjon, osso-graphics-game-mahjong, osso-sounds-game-mahjong

maemoblocks

osso-rss-feed-reader*

qtm-modest-plugin

So far so good.

Next in line are *-l10n-* (except -mr0 and -enus, -dede)
as well as ezitext-* (I don't even use the VKB at all).

Next-next in line are:
osso-systemui-splashscreen (need to make sure first)
hildon-welcome (same thing)
kernel-modules (from stock kernel, I only use kp50 now).

int_ua

2012-04-14 04:21

Re: What packages are safe to remove (purge)?

An old script that I've used to purge locales manually (there were some dependencies preventing me from purging packages IIRC):
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=61824

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