On Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 04:23:37PM -0500, vr wrote: > I have a fresh install of Debian Lenny 503 amd64 via a netinst CDROM. I've > only installed a couple of packages like openbox because I want to run as > lean a desktop I can to try out virtualbox-3.0. > > I figured openbox would be enough to handle the "GUI" needed for > virtualbox-3.0 but after adding the official repository to my sources list > I get a bunch of KDE and audio hits when trying to install VirtualBox. > > This doesn't seem right so I am looking for pointers on how to trim down > this list of what I perceive as excessive bloat. without looking closely at the actual dependencies of what you are installing, have you looked at the -R option to aptitude? There are configuration items to coincide as well. Basically, it prevents the automatic installation of "Recommends" packages. A
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