I remember posting a similar thread a few months back.. Its mainly on how much i can reduce slackware, and how many packages i can remove. Let me search for it while i write this reply
I made a list of all the packages that i had left, and they weren't that many. I think the OS reduced itself to around 150 megs in the end.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...&highlight=pam
I haven't used that machine as a webserver since the last post there, but nothing should really change but the software versions.
Note: I also removed all the compilers from it to save space. You might need them, so don't remove gcc, g++, etc...
Also, i removed X to save space.. If you still need to use X at any time, then keep the X11 packages.
As for speed, your speed shouldnt be affected weather you have a full system, or just a the few packages installed. It seems a bit strange that you're getting that issue..
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How can I make sure Xwindows isnt running
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have a look at your processes
Look for any indication of X11R6, KDE, Xfce, etc...