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There's an awful lot of stuff installed by default with Mint that you'll probably never use (or even know exists...) on a desktop install. | There's an awful lot of stuff installed by default with Mint that you'll probably never use (or even know exists...) on a desktop install. | ||
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I have ABSOLUTELY no doubt there's still a shitload of stuff that could be profitably removed. | I have ABSOLUTELY no doubt there's still a shitload of stuff that could be profitably removed. | ||
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| + | After you get the server built (Heck... as soon as the OS is installed even...), it's a rather good idea to make sure everything is up-to-date: | ||
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Will erase that address from the known-hosts file and allow you to start clean | Will erase that address from the known-hosts file and allow you to start clean | ||
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| − | * [https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=266128 Connect to Mint 18.3 remote desktop] (discussion on linuxmint forums) | + | *[https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=266128 Connect to Mint 18.3 remote desktop] (discussion on linuxmint forums) |
| − | * [http://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=10273 xRDP - How to install on Linux Mint] | + | *[http://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=10273 xRDP - How to install on Linux Mint] |
| − | * '''SEARCH:''' [https://www.google.com/search?q=linux+rdp+compatible+wm linux rdp compatible wm] | + | *'''SEARCH:''' [https://www.google.com/search?q=linux+rdp+compatible+wm linux rdp compatible wm] |
Revision as of 12:42, 18 July 2020
Contents
Suggestions for prep
Eliminating Extraneous Stuff
There's an awful lot of stuff installed by default with Mint that you'll probably never use (or even know exists...) on a desktop install.
On a server, moreso...
For a full list of installed packages:
apt list --installed
Here's my (likely incomplete) list for Mint 19.2:
- brltty
- dcraw
- espeak
- gimp
- gnome-calendar
- hexchat
- ideviceinstaller
- imagemagick
inxi- libreoffice
- mobile-broadband-provider-info
- modemmanager
- nvidia-prime-applet
plymouth(seems to want to remove cinnamon with it...)pulseaudio(seems to want to remove cinnamon with it...)- redshift
- rhythmbox
- simple-scan
streamer(seems to want to remove cinnamon with it...)- thunderbird
- tomboy
- transmission
- ure (don't add * to this one...)
- xplayer
To find out what a particular package actually is, you can use:
apt show PACKAGENAME
To get rid of a package:
apt remove PACKAGENAME*
My minimum one-liner:
apt remove brltty* dcraw* espeak* gimp* gnome-calendar* hexchat* ideviceinstaller* imagemagick* libreoffice* mobile-broadband-provider-info* modemmanager* nvidia-prime-applet* redshift* rhythmbox* simple-scan* thunderbird* tomboy* transmission* ure xplayer*
I have ABSOLUTELY no doubt there's still a shitload of stuff that could be profitably removed.
Avoiding annoying things later
After you get the server built (Heck... as soon as the OS is installed even...), it's a rather good idea to make sure everything is up-to-date:
Remote Access
Install & enable sshd
sudo apt install openssh-server
Note: When you try to ssh into a machine that has moved you'll probably see errors like: "Warning: the ECDSA host key for 'foobar' differs from the key for the IP address '192.168.0.66'"
ssh-keygen -R 192.168.0.66
Will erase that address from the known-hosts file and allow you to start clean
Remote Desktop Protocol
- Connect to Mint 18.3 remote desktop (discussion on linuxmint forums)
- xRDP - How to install on Linux Mint
- SEARCH: linux rdp compatible wm
