ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 97, Issue 71

[Roger]

>> I've always wondered why there are a lot of things pre-installed in
>> Ubuntu and most other GNU/Linux-distributions. Maybe I'm not like the
>> rest of humanity, but I always end up uninstalling everything,
>> replacing it with the stuff I prefer anyway. It would be easier to fit
>> Ubuntu on a CD too, faster to burn it or create the USB stick.
>
Install the network version, it has no extraneous stuff.
Alternatively install CentOS, it has less updates, it's rock solid 
server technology and you can install only what you need.

Trap is that what ever you choose, there are a world of dependencies to 
be satisfied with each application you self install.
Roger