Install a very minimal build (disables, for example, plugins, fonts, most drivers, non-critical features)
| Package | “minimal” Flag Description |
|---|---|
| app-admin/passwordsafe | Avoid collision with app-misc/pwsafe |
| app-arch/tar | just install `tar` |
| app-crypt/ekeyd | Only install the ekey-egd-linux service rather than the full ekeyd package. |
| app-editors/nano | Disable all fancy features, including ones that otherwise have a dedicated USE flag (such as spelling). |
| app-misc/unfoo | Do not install all support archive binaries |
| app-office/scribus | Don't install headers (only required for e.g. plug-in developers) |
| app-text/dictd | Don't build server but dict client, dictzip and dictfmt only. |
| dev-db/mysql-cluster | Install client programs only, no server |
| dev-db/unixODBC | Disable bundled drivers and extra libraries (most users don't need these) |
| dev-lang/lazarus | Don't build extra packages from the bigide component |
| dev-libs/libcdio | Only build the libcdio library and little more, just to be used to link against from multimedia players. With this USE flag enabled, none of the command-line utilities are built, nor is the CDDA library. |
| dev-util/dialog | Disable library, install command-line program only |
| dev-util/google-perftools | Only build the tcmalloc_minimal library, ignoring the heap checker and the profilers. |
| lxqt-base/lxqt-meta | Do not install x11-wm/openboxwindow manager |
| mail-client/thunderbird | Remove the software development kit and headers |
| media-fonts/infinality-ultimate-meta | Install a minimal set of fonts |
| media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-f500 | Install the firmware only, and not the plugin. |
| net-analyzer/munin | Only install munin-node and its plugins. This excludes the scripts to generate the web pages and the graphs. |
| net-analyzer/nrpe | Only build the check plugins for Nagios/Icinga, and not the daemon. |
| net-analyzer/nsca | Only build and install the send_nsca command and not the daemon. This allows a very minimal install with no overhead when setting up a node. |
| net-im/ekg2 | Disable building extra plugins with no additional deps. |
| net-nds/openldap | Build libraries & userspace tools only. Does not install any server code |
| net-p2p/eiskaltdcpp | Don't install headers |
| net-print/hplip | Only build internal hpijs/hpcups driver (not recommended at all, make sure you know what you are doing) |
| sci-electronics/kicad | Build only binaries without parts library and examples |
| sys-apps/iproute2 | only install ip and tc programs, without eBPF support |
| sys-apps/smartmontools | Do not install the monitoring daemon and associated scripts. |
| sys-auth/pambase | Disables the standard PAM modules that provide extra information to users on login; this includes pam_tally (and pam_tally2 for Linux PAM 1.1 and later), pam_lastlog, pam_motd and other similar modules. This might not be a good idea on a multi-user system but could reduce slightly the overhead on single-user non-networked systems. |
| sys-boot/lilo | Do not install the dolilo helper script |
| sys-boot/woeusb | Install only woeusb tool |
| sys-libs/musl-nscd | Only installs the header files |
| virtual/ssh | Prefer net-misc/dropbear over net-misc/openssh |
| x11-apps/xinit | Control dependencies on legacy apps (xterm, twm, ...). Safe to enable if you use a modern desktop environment. |