I always install only the minimal ISO Manjaro KDE Plasma. After each new installation (I look after several computers in my environment, and nowhere is a constant connection to a mobile phone tolerated), I first uninstall kdeconnect and deactivate its daemon. However, I always have an uneasy feeling about KDE. Is it possible to omit kdeconnect entirely from the minimal installation ISO, or at least make it optional? Please don’t argue that “it doesn’t use many resources, etc.” I’m talking about a minimal installation here.
That is possible - you can easily build a custom ISO which satisfies such condition.
Example on manjaro.dk
The Packages-Desktop file used to build the demo iso
adobe-source-sans-pro-fonts
alsa-firmware
alsa-utils
ark
avahi
bluedevil
breeze-gtk
dmidecode # for inxi -m output
dolphin
dolphin-plugins
ffmpeg
ffmpegthumbs # video thumbnails
firefox
gnome-themes-extra
grub-btrfs
grub-theme-manjaro
gst-libav
gst-plugins-bad
gst-plugins-base
gst-plugins-good
gst-plugins-ugly
gvfs
gvfs-dnssd
gvfs-mtp
gvfs-nfs
gvfs-smb
gvfs-wsdd
gwenview
htop
inxi
kaccounts-providers # required by kio-gdrive
kate
kcalc
kde-gtk-config
kdegraphics-thumbnailers # PDF and PS thumbnails
kdenetwork-filesharing
kdeplasma-addons
kfind
kgamma
khelpcenter
kimageformats # support for dds, xcf, exr, psd, and more image formats
kinfocenter
kio-extras
kmenuedit
konsole
kscreen
kscreenlocker
ksshaskpass
ksystemlog
kwallet-pam
kwalletmanager
kwayland-integration
kwin
kwrited
libcanberra
libdvdcss
libva-intel-driver
libva-mesa-driver
manjaro-alsa
manjaro-application-utility
manjaro-browser-settings
manjaro-gstreamer
manjaro-hello
manjaro-kde-settings
manjaro-modem
manjaro-pipewire
manjaro-settings-manager-knotifier
mesa-utils
mobile-broadband-provider-info
modemmanager
networkmanager
networkmanager-l2tp
networkmanager-openconnect
networkmanager-openvpn
networkmanager-vpnc
noto-fonts # default font
nss-mdns # NSS support for mDNS (optdepend for avahi)
ntp
numlockx
okular
openssh
p7zip # 7Z format support
pamac-cli
pamac-gtk3
papirus-icon-theme # manjaro-application-utility icons
perl-file-mimeinfo
phonon-qt6-vlc
plasma-browser-integration
plasma-desktop
plasma-nm
plasma-pa
plasma-systemmonitor # plasma-meta, replaces ksysguard
plasma-thunderbolt
plasma-workspace # required by plasma-desktop, etc., replaces plasma-wayland-session
plymouth
plymouth-kcm
plymouth-theme-manjaro
power-profiles-daemon
powerdevil
qt6-imageformats # support for tiff, webp, and more image formats
qt6-virtualkeyboard # required by plasma-workspace
samba
sddm
sddm-breath-theme
sddm-kcm
spectacle # screenshots
sshfs # remote filesystem browser
systemsettings
terminus-font
ttf-dejavu
ttf-hack
udiskie
udisks2
unarchiver # RAR format support
usb_modeswitch
xdg-desktop-portal-kde
xdg-user-dirs
xdg-utils
xf86-input-elographics
xf86-input-evdev
xf86-input-libinput
xf86-input-void
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That sounds very interesting, but I have no idea how and with how a custom ISO can be built.
I have found this one once and will deal with it:
We also have this short primer
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Thank you, I’ll take my time to digest all of this.
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