14.04-bloat-packages

# Purge the following packages

account-plugin-aim
account-plugin-facebook
account-plugin-flickr
account-plugin-jabber
account-plugin-salut
account-plugin-twitter
account-plugin-windows-live
account-plugin-yahoo
aisleriot
brltty
colord
deja-dup
deja-dup-backend-gvfs
duplicity
empathy
empathy-common
evolution-data-server-online-accounts
example-content
firefox
friends
friends-dispatcher
friends-facebook
friends-twitter
gnome-accessibility-themes
gnome-contacts
gnome-mahjongg
gnome-mines
gnome-orca
gnome-screensaver
gnome-sudoku
gnome-video-effects
gnomine
landscape-common
libfriends0
libfriends0:amd64
libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer
libreoffice-base-core
libreoffice-calc
libreoffice-common
libreoffice-core
libreoffice-draw
libreoffice-gnome
libreoffice-gtk
libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-math
libreoffice-ogltrans
libreoffice-pdfimport
libreoffice-presentation-minimizer
libreoffice-style-galaxy
libreoffice-style-human
libreoffice-writer
libsane
libsane-common
mcp-account-manager-uoa
nautilus-sendto-empathy
python3-uno
rhythmbox
rhythmbox-plugins
rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist
sane-utils
shotwell
shotwell-common
telepathy-gabble
telepathy-haze
telepathy-idle
telepathy-indicator
telepathy-logger
telepathy-mission-control-5
telepathy-salut
thunderbird
thunderbird-gnome-support
totem
totem-common
totem-mozilla
totem-plugins
unity-scope-audacious
unity-scope-chromiumbookmarks
unity-scope-clementine
unity-scope-colourlovers
unity-scope-devhelp
unity-scope-firefoxbookmarks
unity-scope-gdrive
unity-scope-gmusicbrowser
unity-scope-gourmet
unity-scope-guayadeque
unity-scope-manpages
unity-scope-musicstores
unity-scope-musique
unity-scope-openclipart
unity-scope-texdoc
unity-scope-tomboy
unity-scope-video-remote
unity-scope-virtualbox
unity-scope-yelp
unity-scope-zotero

remove-bloatware.sh

#!/bin/sh
# run with sudo

# Remove remaining oneconf, note, also removes software-center which you may not want
apt-get purge oneconf oneconf-common python-ubuntu-sso-client ubuntu-sso-client ubuntu-sso-client-qt ubuntuone-client ubuntuone-client-data

# Remove account plugins that are privacy/etc. risks
apt-get purge account-plugin-aim account-plugin-facebook account-plugin-flickr account-plugin-google account-plugin-jabber account-plugin-salut account-plugin-twitter account-plugin-windows-live account-plugin-yahoo folks-common friends friends-dispatcher friends-facebook friends-twitter gnome-contacts nautilus-sendto unity-lens-friends unity-scope-gdrive unity-scope-musicstores unity-scope-zotero libfolks-eds25 libfriends0 mcp-account-manager-uoa rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune libaccount-plugin-google

# Remove more bloatware from desktop
apt-get purge gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-mines gnome-orca gnome-sudoku gnomine nautilus-sendto-empathy aisleriot  brltty cheese cheese-common example-content unity-plugin-scopes unity-scope-mediascanner2

# Remove unity lens related packages
apt-get purge telepathy-indicator unity-lens-music unity-lens-photos unity-lens-video unity-scope-audacious unity-scope-chromiumbookmarks unity-scope-clementine unity-scope-colourlovers unity-scope-devhelp unity-scope-firefoxbookmarks unity-scope-gmusicbrowser unity-scope-gourmet unity-scope-guayadeque unity-scope-musique unity-scope-openclipart unity-scope-texdoc unity-scope-tomboy unity-scope-yelp unity-webapps-common unity-webapps-qml unity-webapps-service xul-ext-unity xul-ext-websites-integration unity-scope-video-remote unity-voice-service unity-scope-virtualbox

# Remove local mail clients if you only use webmail
apt-get purge evolution-data-server* thunderbird*

# Remove Zeitgeist event logger
# NOTE: Disabled as it tries to remove nautilus and gedit that are essential
#apt-get purge zeitgeist zeitgeist-core zeitgeist-datahub python-zeitgeist rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist libzeitgeist-1.0-1 libzeitgeist-2.0-0 
# Cannot remove libzeitgeist without removing nautilus, so remove all of the other components
apt-get purge zeitgeist zeitgeist-datahub zeitgeist-core python-zeitgeist rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

# Remove ubuntu firefox extension
apt-get purge xul-ext-ubufox

# Remove telepathy
apt-get purge telepathy-gabble telepathy-haze telepathy-idle telepathy-logger telepathy-mission-control-5 telepathy-salut

# Remove totem media player
apt-get purge totem totem-common totem-plugins totem-mozilla

# Remove rhythmbox iTunes Firefox plugin
apt-get purge rhythmbox-mozilla

# Remove error submission daemon
apt-get purge whoopsie whoopsie-preferences

# Clear out any packages that are no longer required at this point
apt-get autoremove