As we know when we install Xorg package (xserver-xorg) lots of packages like below get installed.
Code:
xserver-xorg install
xserver-xorg-core install
xserver-xorg-input-all install
xserver-xorg-input-evdev install
xserver-xorg-input-kbd install
xserver-xorg-input-mouse install
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics install
xserver-xorg-input-wacom install
xserver-xorg-video-all install
xserver-xorg-video-amd install
xserver-xorg-video-apm install
xserver-xorg-video-ark install
xserver-xorg-video-ati install
xserver-xorg-video-chips install
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus install
xserver-xorg-video-cyrix install
xserver-xorg-video-dummy install
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev install
xserver-xorg-video-glint install
xserver-xorg-video-i128 install
xserver-xorg-video-i740 install
xserver-xorg-video-i810 install
xserver-xorg-video-imstt install
xserver-xorg-video-mga install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic install
xserver-xorg-video-newport install xserver-xorg-video-nsc install
xserver-xorg-video-nv install xserver-xorg-video-rendition install
xserver-xorg-video-s3 install xserver-xorg-video-s3virge install
xserver-xorg-video-savage install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion install
xserver-xorg-video-sis install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb install
xserver-xorg-video-tdfx install xserver-xorg-video-tga install
xserver-xorg-video-trident install xserver-xorg-video-tseng install
xserver-xorg-video-v4l install xserver-xorg-video-vesa install
xserver-xorg-video-vga install xserver-xorg-video-via install
xserver-xorg-video-vmware install xserver-xorg-video-voodoo install
I just need few of them like:
Code:
server-xorg install
xserver-xorg-core install
xserver-xorg-input-all install
xserver-xorg-input-evdev install
xserver-xorg-input-kbd install
xserver-xorg-input-mouse install
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics install
xserver-xorg-video-vesa install xserver-xorg-video-vga install
xserver-xorg-video-i810 install
I do undertand that I cannot simply remove the packages by dpkg --purge <package-names> because of dependency issues. Although I can force-remove them. I would like to ask is there anything else that I need to take care off if I do a force-remove?
I have a system for a specialized purpose and I have major space constraints. I need to remove these unwanted packages.