nospam3
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Minimum Raspbian

Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:09 pm

Question:
Does a Raspbian version exist without any screen oriented programs?
I'm using Raspberry 3 for an embedded system. Access is through SSH only. Hence I'll never use a browser, or libreoffice, or any other programm related with a screen! I have already removed and purged the mentioned mentioned programs, but there is much more I don't need. So I look for a minimum system on which I can install the required only, apache2 for instance, or mysql client to access a db on a big server over the lan, etc.

ShiftPlusOne
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Re: Minimum Raspbian

Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:25 pm

Sounds like you're after Raspbian lite (available on the download page), or maybe dietpi.

peterlite
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Re: Minimum Raspbian

Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:05 pm

Raspbian Lite is 1.4 GB versus Raspbian at 4 GB. For my use, I use Raspbian for development then delete what I do not need for the final project. https://petermoulding.com/raspberry-pi/ ... -configure The cleanup removes 2 GB. You can use the Raspbian user interface to switch the startup between the GUI and the command line, giving you the minimum overhead and the option to start with the GUI for debugging.

I add x11vnc to give me the option of using the desktop remotely. I can then use Nemo to browse files and Leafpad to edit files. No need to torture yourself with vi or nano. :D

There appears to be almost no overhead in having x11vnc available based on using x11vnc in a Zero. You might need to switch to Raspbian Lite for Pi models with less memory than the Zero's 512 MB. My cut down Raspbian rarely exceeds 256 MB and only hits that when I start a web browser to look up syslog messages.

nospam3
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Re: Minimum Raspbian

Fri Nov 11, 2016 6:05 am

ShiftPlusOne wrote:Sounds like you're after Raspbian lite (available on the download page), or maybe dietpi.
I guess you're right. I overlooked it, as I didn't find any details about what it contains. Having a closer look now.

jahboater
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Re: Minimum Raspbian

Fri Nov 11, 2016 6:22 pm

nospam3 wrote:
ShiftPlusOne wrote:Sounds like you're after Raspbian lite (available on the download page), or maybe dietpi.
I guess you're right. I overlooked it, as I didn't find any details about what it contains. Having a closer look now.
See this post for a list of installed software:
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=165402&p=1066576#p1066576

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