What is the ubuntu-minimal package and do I need it?

up vote
2
down vote

favorite

I want to uninstall vim, and according to this answer that is done by uninstalling vim.tiny. But when I run apt remove vim.tiny apt also wants to remove ubuntu-minimal.

What is ubuntu-minimal? Will removing it affect any other program than the vi editor?

asked Aug 17 at 8:52

Lars NystrÃ¶m

447417

Don't uninstall ubuntu-minimal! It's a meta-package which holds almost all dependencies to run Ubuntu. See for yourself: sudo apt remove ubuntu-minimal --dry-run
â€“Â Kev Inski
Aug 17 at 9:15

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

favorite

I want to uninstall vim, and according to this answer that is done by uninstalling vim.tiny. But when I run apt remove vim.tiny apt also wants to remove ubuntu-minimal.

What is ubuntu-minimal? Will removing it affect any other program than the vi editor?

asked Aug 17 at 8:52

Lars NystrÃ¶m

447417

Don't uninstall ubuntu-minimal! It's a meta-package which holds almost all dependencies to run Ubuntu. See for yourself: sudo apt remove ubuntu-minimal --dry-run
â€“Â Kev Inski
Aug 17 at 9:15

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

favorite

I want to uninstall vim, and according to this answer that is done by uninstalling vim.tiny. But when I run apt remove vim.tiny apt also wants to remove ubuntu-minimal.

What is ubuntu-minimal? Will removing it affect any other program than the vi editor?

asked Aug 17 at 8:52

Lars NystrÃ¶m

447417

I want to uninstall vim, and according to this answer that is done by uninstalling vim.tiny. But when I run apt remove vim.tiny apt also wants to remove ubuntu-minimal.

What is ubuntu-minimal? Will removing it affect any other program than the vi editor?

asked Aug 17 at 8:52

Lars NystrÃ¶m

447417

asked Aug 17 at 8:52

Lars NystrÃ¶m

447417

asked Aug 17 at 8:52

Lars NystrÃ¶m

447417

asked Aug 17 at 8:52

Lars NystrÃ¶m

447417

Don't uninstall ubuntu-minimal! It's a meta-package which holds almost all dependencies to run Ubuntu. See for yourself: sudo apt remove ubuntu-minimal --dry-run
â€“Â Kev Inski
Aug 17 at 9:15

add a commentÂ |Â

Don't uninstall ubuntu-minimal! It's a meta-package which holds almost all dependencies to run Ubuntu. See for yourself: sudo apt remove ubuntu-minimal --dry-run
â€“Â Kev Inski
Aug 17 at 9:15

Don't uninstall ubuntu-minimal! It's a meta-package which holds almost all dependencies to run Ubuntu. See for yourself: sudo apt remove ubuntu-minimal --dry-run
â€“Â Kev Inski
Aug 17 at 9:15

add a commentÂ |Â

1 Answer
1

active

oldest

votes

up vote
4
down vote

accepted

ubuntu-minimal is a metapackage.

Here's partial output of the apt show command:

apt show ubuntu-minimal 
Package: ubuntu-minimal
Version: 1.417
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48.1 kB
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, eject, init, initramfs-tools, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, nplan, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog

A metapackage is a list of software that specifies what is installed on your system during the initial installation process and when you upgrade from one version of your OS to another. See What are the downsides of removing ubuntu-desktop metapackage? for example.

Removing a metapackage is otherwise harmless.

While you maybe able to remove vim-tiny, the benefits would be negligible and somewhere down the line some other software you install may pull it back in.

edited Aug 17 at 10:08

answered Aug 17 at 9:48

DK Bose

9,364103273

This answers the question I asked. I wish it answered the question of how I remove vim. But I can't ask that, because somebody else already did. Oh well.
â€“Â Lars NystrÃ¶m
Aug 17 at 11:40

add a commentÂ |Â

Your Answer

StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "89"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);

else
createEditor();

);

function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: false,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);

);

draft saved

draft discarded

StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1066154%2fwhat-is-the-ubuntu-minimal-package-and-do-i-need-it%23new-answer', 'question_page');

);

Post as a guest

Name

1 Answer
1

active

oldest

votes

1 Answer
1

active

oldest

votes

up vote
4
down vote

accepted

ubuntu-minimal is a metapackage.

Here's partial output of the apt show command:

apt show ubuntu-minimal 
Package: ubuntu-minimal
Version: 1.417
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48.1 kB
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, eject, init, initramfs-tools, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, nplan, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog

Removing a metapackage is otherwise harmless.

While you maybe able to remove vim-tiny, the benefits would be negligible and somewhere down the line some other software you install may pull it back in.

edited Aug 17 at 10:08

answered Aug 17 at 9:48

DK Bose

9,364103273

This answers the question I asked. I wish it answered the question of how I remove vim. But I can't ask that, because somebody else already did. Oh well.
â€“Â Lars NystrÃ¶m
Aug 17 at 11:40

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
4
down vote

accepted

ubuntu-minimal is a metapackage.

Here's partial output of the apt show command:

apt show ubuntu-minimal 
Package: ubuntu-minimal
Version: 1.417
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48.1 kB
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, eject, init, initramfs-tools, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, nplan, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog

Removing a metapackage is otherwise harmless.

While you maybe able to remove vim-tiny, the benefits would be negligible and somewhere down the line some other software you install may pull it back in.

edited Aug 17 at 10:08

answered Aug 17 at 9:48

DK Bose

9,364103273

This answers the question I asked. I wish it answered the question of how I remove vim. But I can't ask that, because somebody else already did. Oh well.
â€“Â Lars NystrÃ¶m
Aug 17 at 11:40

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
4
down vote

accepted

ubuntu-minimal is a metapackage.

Here's partial output of the apt show command:

apt show ubuntu-minimal 
Package: ubuntu-minimal
Version: 1.417
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48.1 kB
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, eject, init, initramfs-tools, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, nplan, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog

Removing a metapackage is otherwise harmless.

While you maybe able to remove vim-tiny, the benefits would be negligible and somewhere down the line some other software you install may pull it back in.

edited Aug 17 at 10:08

answered Aug 17 at 9:48

DK Bose

9,364103273

ubuntu-minimal is a metapackage.

Here's partial output of the apt show command:

apt show ubuntu-minimal 
Package: ubuntu-minimal
Version: 1.417
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48.1 kB
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, eject, init, initramfs-tools, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, nplan, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog

Removing a metapackage is otherwise harmless.

While you maybe able to remove vim-tiny, the benefits would be negligible and somewhere down the line some other software you install may pull it back in.

edited Aug 17 at 10:08

answered Aug 17 at 9:48

DK Bose

9,364103273

edited Aug 17 at 10:08

answered Aug 17 at 9:48

DK Bose

9,364103273

answered Aug 17 at 9:48

DK Bose

9,364103273

answered Aug 17 at 9:48

DK Bose

9,364103273

This answers the question I asked. I wish it answered the question of how I remove vim. But I can't ask that, because somebody else already did. Oh well.
â€“Â Lars NystrÃ¶m
Aug 17 at 11:40

add a commentÂ |Â

This answers the question I asked. I wish it answered the question of how I remove vim. But I can't ask that, because somebody else already did. Oh well.
â€“Â Lars NystrÃ¶m
Aug 17 at 11:40

This answers the question I asked. I wish it answered the question of how I remove vim. But I can't ask that, because somebody else already did. Oh well.
â€“Â Lars NystrÃ¶m
Aug 17 at 11:40

add a commentÂ |Â

draft saved

draft discarded

draft saved

draft discarded

Post as a guest

Name

Search This Blog

Iyfjky