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Remove all GUI-related Packages from Existing Debian-Installation
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remove_gui_from_debian.sh
apt-get remove -y --purge x11-common
apt-get autoremove -y --purge
apt-get install -y deborphan
deborphan | xargs dpkg -P # do this a bunch of times
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eike-fokken commented Feb 18, 2024

Thanks a lot!

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javieitez commented Mar 25, 2024

Looking for this... Thank you!!

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gismo141 commented Mar 26, 2024

@eike-fokken and @javieitez you are welcome – I am glad it helped you!

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dmsweetser commented Apr 30, 2024

Most excellent - thank you!!!

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The-Judge commented Apr 23, 2025

Hero!

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dotpointer commented Nov 17, 2025

But deborphan has been removed in Debian 13 Trixie, so this does not work anymore, read this:
https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/issues.cs.html

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