-For a slim fast Ubuntu Mate system.-
Removes Thunderbird, LibreOffice, Printer and other stuff.
Be sure to create a complete backup with Acronis True Image, etc. before
remove packages to get a slender operating system.
sudo apt purge --remove --yes colord colord-data libcolord-dev liblcms2-dev
sudo apt purge --remove --yes yelp mate-user-guide ubuntu-mate-guide
sudo apt purge --remove --yes chromium-codecs-ffmpeg chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
sudo apt purge --remove --yes python-cloudfiles dmz-cursor-theme mate-icon-theme-faenza bluez-tools bluez-cups
sudo apt purge --remove --yes apturl seahorse folder-color-common folder-color-caja
sudo apt purge --remove --yes ubuntu-report popularity-contest apport whoopsie translate
sudo apt purge --remove --yes hexchat-python3 hexchat-plugins hexchat-perl
sudo apt purge --remove --yes youtube-dl vlc-plugin-notify firefox xul-ext-ubufox postfix postfix-sqlite libmail-sendmail-perl bsd-mailx
sudo apt purge --remove --yes caja-gtkhash gtkhash libb2-1 usbmount exfat-fuse ifuse ippusbxd libimobiledevice-utils
sudo apt purge --remove --yes jobs-admin mysql-common transmission-common transmission-gtk deja-dup deja-dup-caja
sudo apt purge --remove --yes xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev-hwe-16.04
sudo apt purge --remove --yes xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-16.04 alsa-oss whoopsie whoopsie-preferences
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libwhoopsie-preferences0 libwhoopsie-preferences-dev libwhoopsie-dev kde-config-whoopsie
sudo apt purge --remove --yes gdbserver thunderbird thunderbird-dbg thunderbird-dev thunderbird-globalmenu thunderbird-gnome-support
sudo apt purge --remove --yes thunderbird-gnome-support thunderbird-gnome-support-dbg thunderbird-locale-mozsymbols thunderbird-mozsymbols thunderbird-testsuite
sudo apt purge --remove --yes xul-ext-gdata-provider xul-ext-lightning xul-ext-calendar-timezones gir1.2-rb-3.0 bluez bluez-btsco
sudo apt purge --remove --yes bluez-cups bluez-obexd bluez-tools libbluetooth-dev pulseaudio-module-bluetooth python-bluez bluez-dbg
sudo apt purge --remove --yes bluez-hcidump bluez-tests libkf5bluezqt-data libkf5bluezqt-dev libkf5bluezqt6 qml-module-org-kde-bluezqt
sudo apt purge --remove --yes printer-driver-pxljr printer-driver-c2esp printer-driver-ptouch printer-driver-sag-gdi printer-driver-all printer-driver-all-enforce
sudo apt purge --remove --yes printer-driver-brlaser printer-driver-c2050 printer-driver-c2esp printer-driver-cjet printer-driver-cups-pdf
sudo apt purge --remove --yes printer-driver-dymo printer-driver-escpr printer-driver-foo2zjs printer-driver-fujixerox
sudo apt purge --remove --yes printer-driver-gutenprint printer-driver-hpcups printer-driver-hpijs printer-driver-indexbraille printer-driver-m2300w
sudo apt purge --remove --yes printer-driver-min12xxw printer-driver-oki printer-driver-pnm2ppa printer-driver-postscript-hp
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libreoffice-style-elementary libreoffice-style-tango libreoffice-style-galaxy ure
sudo apt purge --remove --yes evolution evolution-common evolution-data-serverhythmboxr evolution-data-server-common evolution-data-server-dev
sudo apt purge --remove --yes evolution-data-server-doc evolution-data-server-online-accounts evolution-data-server-tests evolution-dev
sudo apt purge --remove --yes evolution-ews evolution-indicator evolution-plugin-bogofilter evolution-plugin-pstimport evolution-plugin-spamassassin
sudo apt purge --remove --yes evolution-plugins evolution-plugins-experimental evolution-rss libevolution libreoffice-evolution libsyncevolution0
sudo apt purge --remove --yes mail-notification-evolution syncevolution syncevolution-common syncevolution-dbus syncevolution-http
sudo apt purge --remove --yes syncevolution-libs syncevolution-libs-gnome syncevolution-libs-kde syncevolution-provider-goa xpra modem-manager-gui modem-manager-gui-help
sudo apt purge --remove --yes rhythmbox-plugins librhythmbox-core10 rhythmbox rhythmbox-ampache rhythmbox-data rhythmbox-dev rhythmbox-doc rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar
sudo apt purge --remove --yes rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist rhythmbox-plugins
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libmysqlclient20 libqt4-sql-mysql tomboy duplicity empathy empathy-common
sudo apt purge --remove --yes shotwell shotwell-common libsane-common libsane1 libsane-dev libsane-extras libsane-extras-common
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libsane-extras-dev libsane-hpaio gnome-video-effects gnome-video-effects-dev gnome-video-effects-extra gnome-video-effects-frei0r
sudo apt purge --remove --yes totem totem-common totem-plugins totem-plugins-extra python-zope.filerepresentation python3-uno
sudo apt purge --remove --yes python-brlapi python3-brlapi python3-cups python3-cupshelpers python-samba python-enchant python-apport
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-calc libreoffice-common
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-gtk2 libreoffice-gtk3 libreoffice-impress libreoffice-writer2xhtml
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libreoffice-math libreoffice-ogltrans libreoffice-pdfimport libreoffice-style-human libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer2latex
sudo apt purge --remove --yes science-presentation example-content gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-contacts gnome-mahjongg gnome-mines
sudo apt purge --remove --yes gnome-orca gnome-screensaver gnome-screensaver-flags gnome-sudoku
sudo apt purge --remove --yes tlp tlp-rdw printer-driver-splix cups-bsd printer-driver-min12xxw
sudo apt purge --remove --yes system-config-printer system-config-printer-udev system-config-printer-gnome system-config-printer-common
sudo apt purge --remove --yes geoclue geoclue-2.0 geoclue-examples geoclue-geonames geoclue-gsmloc geoclue-hostip geoclue-localnet geoclue-manual
sudo apt purge --remove --yes geoclue-nominatim geoclue-plazes geoclue-skyhook libgeoclue-2-dev libgeoclue-dev libgeoclue0 gir1.2-geoclue-2.0 geoclue-yahoo
sudo apt purge --remove --yes geoip-bin geoip-database geoip-database-extra golang-github-abh-geoip-dev golang-github-oschwald-geoip2-golang-dev
sudo apt purge --remove --yes golang-libgeoip-dev kamailio-geoip-modules kamailio-geoip2-modules libapache2-mod-geoip libgeoip-dev libnginx-mod-http-geoip
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libpam-geoip lighttpd-mod-geoip lua-geoip lua-geoip-dev opensips-geoip-module pdns-backend-geoip php-geoip proftpd-mod-geoip
sudo apt purge --remove --yes python-geoip python-geoip2 python-pygeoip python3-geoip python3-geoip2 python3-pygeoip syslog-ng-mod-geoip tclgeoip
sudo apt purge --remove --yes uwsgi-plugin-geoip banshee-extension-zeitgeistdataprovider gedit-plugin-zeitgeist gir1.2-zeitgeist-2.0 libzeitgeist-1.0-1
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libzeitgeist-1.0-1-dbg libzeitgeist-2.0-0 libzeitgeist-2.0-dev libzeitgeist-2.0-doc libzeitgeist-cil-dev libzeitgeist-dev
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libzeitgeist-doc libzeitgeist0.8-cil monodoc-zeitgeist-manual python-zeitgeist zeitgeist zeitgeist-core zeitgeist-datahub zeitgeist-explorer
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libmate-sensors-applet-plugin-dev libmate-sensors-applet-plugin0 mate-sensors-applet mate-sensors-applet-common mate-sensors-applet-nvidia
sudo apt purge --remove --yes apport-gtk apport-kde apport-noui apport-retrace apport-symptoms apport-valgrind dh-apport
sudo apt purge --remove --yes argonaut-samba fusiondirectory-plugin-samba fusiondirectory-plugin-samba-schema gadmin-samba gadmin-samba-dbg gosa-plugin-samba samba samba-common
sudo apt purge --remove --yes samba-common-bin samba-dev samba-dsdb-modules samba-testsuite samba-vfs-modules sambamba system-config-samba vlc-plugin-samba smbclient
sudo apt purge --remove --yes brltty brltty-x11 xbrlapi beep libavahi-compat-libdnssd1 indicator-datetime xprobe
sudo apt purge --remove --yes ntpdate ntpsec-ntpdate ntpsec ntpstat ntpsec-doc ntp ntp-doc ntp ntp-doc sntp
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libcrypt-openssl-pkcs10-perl libcrypt-openssl-bignum-perl caja-seahorse
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-nanum fonts-indic fonts-beng fonts-gubbi fonts-knda fonts-gujr fonts-gujr-extra fonts-lohit-telu fonts-telu fonts-guru fonts-lohit-gujr
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-lohit-guru fonts-lohit-knda fonts-mlym fonts-orya fonts-taml fonts-taml-tamu fonts-taml-tscu fonts-lohit-beng-assamese fonts-lohit-deva
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-deva fonts-lohit-taml-classical edubuntu-fonts edubuntu-fonts emacs-intl-fonts fonts-3270 fonts-adf-accanthis fonts-adf-baskervald
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-adf-berenis fonts-adf-gillius fonts-adf-ikarius fonts-adf-irianis fonts-adf-libris fonts-adf-mekanus fonts-adf-oldania fonts-adf-romande
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-adf-switzera fonts-adf-tribun fonts-adf-universalis fonts-adf-verana fonts-aksharyogini2 fonts-alee fonts-ancient-scripts fonts-aoyagi-kouzan-t
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-aoyagi-soseki fonts-arabeyes fonts-arkpandora fonts-arphic-bkai00mp fonts-bsmi00lp fonts-gbsn00lp fonts-gkai00mp fonts-ukai
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-uming fonts-atarismall fonts-averia-gwf fonts-averia-sans-gwf fonts-averia-serif-gwf fonts-babelstone-han fonts-babelstone-modern
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-baekmuk fonts-bebas-neue fonts-beteckna fonts-blankenburg fonts-bpg-georgian fonts-breip fonts-cabin fonts-cabinsketch fonts-cantarell
sudo apt purge --remove --yes fonts-cardo fonts-century-catalogue fonts-circos-symbols fonts-cmu fonts-comfortaa fonts-croscore fonts-crosextra-caladea
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libkf5sane-data libkf5sane-dev libkf5sane5 libksane-data pike7.8-sane pike8.0-sane python-sane python-sane-dbg python3-sane
sudo apt purge --remove --yes python3-sane-dbg sane sane-dbg sane-utils xsane xsane-common xsane-dbg libimage-sane-perl libghc-bindings-sane-dev libghc-bindings-sane-doc
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libghc-bindings-sane-prof libimage-sane-perl orca liborcania-dev liborcania1.1
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libffmpegthumbnailer4v5 ffmpegthumbnailer rfkill libhpmud0 hplip hplip-data hplip-doc hplip-gui unity-scope-chromiumbookmarks
sudo apt purge --remove --yes chromium-browser chromium-browser-l10n chromium-chromedriver chromium-lwn4chrome chromium-tt-rss-notifier chromium-ublock-origin
sudo apt purge --remove --yes chromium-bsu chromium-bsu-data mate-applets openvpn python3-netifaces mate-applets-common libcpufreq0 netplan netplan.io netplan ubuntu-minimal
sudo apt purge --remove --yes xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev librarian0 rarian-compat
sudo apt purge --remove --yes gnome-themes-standard gnome-themes-standard-data xarchiver file-roller p0f pmount nautilus-extension-brasero media-player-info
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libsnmp30 lm-sensors pcmciautils ureadahead librsync1 usb-creator-gtk usb-creator-common vlc-plugin-video-splitter a11y-profile-manager-indicator
sudo apt purge --remove --yes vlc-plugin-visualization golang-github-ubuntu-ubuntu-report-dev libnss-resolve cpuset libcpuset-dev libcpuset1 php7.2-enchant python3-enchant
sudo apt purge --remove --yes aspell libaspell-dev libraspell-ruby libraspell-ruby1.8 libraspell-ruby1.9.1 libtext-aspell-perl raspell libenchant-dev libenchant-voikko
sudo apt purge --remove --yes cl-speech-dispatcher libspeechd2 speech-dispatcher speech-dispatcher-audio-plugins speech-dispatcher-cicero speech-dispatcher-doc-cs speech-dispatcher-espeak
sudo apt purge --remove --yes speech-dispatcher-espeak-ng speech-dispatcher-festival speech-dispatcher-flite python3-speechd libspeechd-dev espeak-data espeak-ng-data
sudo apt purge --remove --yes espeak espeak-ng espeak-ng-espeak espeakedit espeakup gespeaker gstreamer1.0-espeak libespeak-dev libespeak-ng-dev libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libespeak-ng-libespeak1 libespeak-ng1 python-espeak python3-espeak stardict-plugin-espeak libbrlapi0.6 xserver-xorg-input-void
sudo apt purge --remove --yes xserver-xorg-input-wacom python3-speechd libspeechd2 libcomerr2:i386 cups cups-ppdc
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libnm-gtk0 libnma0 libbluetooth3 psensor
sudo apt purge --remove --yes bluetooth gammaray-plugin-bluetooth gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gnome-bluetooth indicator-bluetooth
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libbluetooth3-dbg libgnome-bluetooth-dev libgnome-bluetooth13 libnet-bluetooth-perl libqt5bluetooth5
sudo apt purge --remove --yes libqt5bluetooth5-bin qml-module-qtbluetooth
I take no responsibility if your system gets shot.
By trying around, this list was created by me. My Ubuntu Mate 18.04 runs stable without all this packages.
( I don't need this 'Software-/Packages')