Reduce image bloat.

1. Do not install "recommended" packages
2. Do not keep apt indices in the binary image
3. Clean up firmware packages that are installed by metapackages but are not required for
   for network or storage hardware.
4. Revert vim to vim-tiny

3 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/data/live-build-config/hooks/22-cleanup-packages.chroot b/data/live-build-config/hooks/22-cleanup-packages.chroot
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..db1a6bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/live-build-config/hooks/22-cleanup-packages.chroot
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Clean up packages that were installed for dependencies but are no longer needed
+# and packages installed by metapackages that we'll never need
+
+UNWANTED_PKGS="dahdi-firmware-nonfree \
+               firmware-crystalhd firmware-ivtv \
+               firmware-samsung"
+
+for p in $UNWANTED_PKGS; do
+  apt-get -y remove $p
+done
+
+apt-get -y autoremove
diff --git a/data/live-build-config/package-lists/vyos-utils.list.chroot b/data/live-build-config/package-lists/vyos-utils.list.chroot
index dbf7827c..7579f874 100644
--- a/data/live-build-config/package-lists/vyos-utils.list.chroot
+++ b/data/live-build-config/package-lists/vyos-utils.list.chroot
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ socat
 telnet
 tcpdump
 nano
-vim
+vim-tiny
 screen
 minicom
 wakeonlan
diff --git a/scripts/live-build-config b/scripts/live-build-config
index 15df7aa8..b8ad3daa 100755
--- a/scripts/live-build-config
+++ b/scripts/live-build-config
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ lb config noauto \
         --archive-areas "main contrib non-free" \
         --firmware-chroot true \
         --updates true \
-        --security true
+        --security true \
+        --apt-recommends false \
+        --apt-indices false
         "${@}"
 """