The recommended way to install Trinity is: apt-get install desktop-base-trinity kde-trinity This will install a lot of stuff many users do not need. I prefer a more minimal, customised system. I also make Trinity live-cd's, in which case disk space is an issue. My method is: ############################################## for i in $( cat kicklist-kde-trinity ) do apt-get -y --force-yes install $i done #################################################### I do that on a basic Squeeze install, out of X. The result seems good and everything works. Below is an example of my kicklist-kde-trinity. It would of course vary to individual requirement Any comments? Probably there are unnecessary lines in the list, e.g. deps of Konqueror or Konsole which get pulled in anyway. Have I missed anything important? Could an official trinity-lite method be included in the installation instructions? ################################################################################ amarok-trinity ark-trinity gwenview-trinity gtk2-engines-qt-trinity k3b-trinity k3b-data-trinity kaddressbook-trinity kaffeine-trinity kcalc-trinity kappfinder-trinity karm-trinity kate-trinity kate-plugins-trinity kcoloredit-trinity kcontrol-trinity kcron-trinity kde-core-trinity kde-i18n-engb-trinity kde-style-qtcurve-trinity kdeaddons-kfile-plugins-trinity kdeartwork-trinity kdeartwork-emoticons-trinity kdeartwork-misc-trinity kdeartwork-style-trinity kdeartwork-theme-icon-trinity kdeartwork-theme-window-trinity kdebase-trinity kdebase-data-trinity kdebase-kio-plugins-trinity kdeeject-trinity kdegraphics-kfile-plugins-trinity kdelibs-trinity kdelibs-data-trinity kdelibs4c2a-trinity kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins-trinity kdemultimedia-kio-plugins-trinity kdepasswd-trinity kdeprint-trinity kdesktop-trinity kdf-trinity kdiff3-trinity kdirstat-trinity kdm-trinity kfind-trinity kget-trinity kghostview-trinity khelpcenter-trinity kicker-trinity kicker-applets-trinity kio-locate-trinity kipi-plugins-trinity klipper-trinity kmenuedit-trinity kmix-trinity knemo-trinity knotes-trinity konq-plugins-trinity konqueror-trinity konqueror-nsplugins-trinity konsole-trinity konversation-trinity kpager-trinity kpdf-trinity kpersonalizer-trinity kpowersave-trinity kregexpeditor-trinity kscreensaver-trinity kscreensaver-xsavers-trinity ksensors-trinity ksmserver-trinity ksnapshot-trinity ksplash-trinity ksplash-engine-moodin-trinity ksvg-trinity ksysguard-trinity ksysguardd-trinity ktip-trinity ktorrent-trinity kuser-trinity kwin-trinity kwin-style-crystal-trinity soundkonverter-trinity