Hi Roland, Thank you for asking for clarification. Let me explain what I meant.
I am building a custom Debian-based distribution using XFCE as the desktop environment. My goal is to keep it minimal and privacy-focused. I do NOT want the following in the default image: - No web browser (I will include Helium Browser instead) - No LibreOffice or any office suite - No extra fonts or language packs - No unnecessary background services What I DO need is: - A working XFCE desktop environment - WiFi, Bluetooth, and audio support - A clean base — around 20-30 packages — just enough for a functional desktop I will add my own applications (Helium Browser, Zed Editor) on top of this minimal base. I am not asking the Debian Live team to do this for me — I just wanted guidance on which packages are truly necessary for a minimal XFCE live image, so I can build my own package list. Hope this makes it clearer. Thank you! Best regards, On Tue, Apr 7, 2026, 1:31 PM Roland Clobus <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On 07/04/2026 10:11, Basalt Linux wrote: > > I want a non-bloated package list for my distribution, without any > bloatware. > > This request is rather unspecific... Could you provide more details? > > Which distribution are you interested in and what do you consider to be > bloatware? > > With kind regards, > Roland Clobus > Maintainer for the Debian live images >
