Hello everyone,
I am interested in building a Linux blackbox. The typical distros that I switch between are Slackware and Debian. When I do a typical install of these distro, I pretty much install everything. Once I configure a system for a specific need I would like to strip off the unnecesary "stuff". For example, the Web server, GCC compiler need not be on this black box anymore. It is easy to remove them as well. How do you determine the dependency chain for the "removable" tools?
I do think leaving the GCC compiler on it is important since there are patches and kernel updates to be installed frequently.
Regardless the function of the blackbox, what are the minimum set of tools that need to be left alone on a black box system?
Thank you in advance for any information.