ToDo

open-publisher: 3.194 GB

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1. Create a list of all packages required to run TeXlive, Ruby, and Pandoc
2. Create a list of packages required to build TeXlive, Ruby, and Pandoc

(Note, it looks like the Ruby code already does this, good for an example)
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apt-cache depends pandoc
  Depends: libc6
  Depends: libgmp10
  Depends: zlib1g

apt-cache depends texlive-latex-base
  Depends: texlive-binaries
  Depends: texlive-base
  Depends: dpkg
  Depends: tex-common

apt-cache depends texlive-binaries
  Depends: libptexenc1
  Depends: libptexenc1
  Depends: libkpathsea6
  Depends: libkpathsea6
  Depends: libc6
  Depends: libfontconfig1
  Depends: libfreetype6
  Depends: libgcc1
  Depends: libgmp10
  Depends: libgraphite2-3
  Depends: libgs9
  Depends: libharfbuzz-icu0
  Depends: libharfbuzz0b
  Depends: libice6
  Depends: libicu52
  Depends: libmpfr4
  Depends: libpaper1
  Depends: libpixman-1-0
  Depends: libpoppler46
  Depends: libpotrace0
  Depends: libsm6
  Depends: libstdc++6
  Depends: libsynctex1
  Depends: libx11-6
  Depends: libxaw7
  Depends: libxext6
  Depends: libxi6
  Depends: libxmu6
  Depends: libxpm4
  Depends: libxt6
  Depends: libzzip-0-13
  Depends: zlib1g
  Depends: tex-common
  Depends: perl
 |Depends: dpkg

apt-cache depends texlive-base
  Depends: ucf
  Depends: xdg-utils
  Depends: texlive-binaries
  Depends: libpaper-utils
  Depends: tex-common
 |Depends: debconf
  Depends: dpkg

apt-cache depends tex-common
 |Depends: debconf
  Depends: ucf
  Depends: <cdebconf>
  Depends: dpkg


BUILD_PACKAGES: latex-xcolor

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# List packages only needed for building shit
BUILD_PACKAGES="make "
apt-get install -y $BUILD_PACKAGES
apt-get remove -y $BUILD_PACKAGES

# List all packages you actually need at runtime
RUNTIME_PACKAGES="...."
apt-get install -y $RUNTIME_PACKAGES

# Remove all packages that were pulled in by other stuff
AUTO_ADDED_PACKAGES=`apt-mark showauto`
apt-get remove --purge -y $BUILD_PACKAGES $AUTO_ADDED_PACKAGES

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Current output of `apt-mark showauto`
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automake
autotools-dev
binutils
bzip2
bzip2-doc
ca-certificates
cpp
cpp-4.9
dbus
dh-python
dpkg-dev
fakeroot
file
fontconfig-config
fonts-cabin
fonts-comfortaa
fonts-crosextra-caladea
fonts-crosextra-carlito
fonts-dejavu-core
fonts-dejavu-extra
fonts-droid
fonts-ebgaramond
fonts-ebgaramond-extra
fonts-font-awesome
fonts-freefont-otf
fonts-freefont-ttf
fonts-gfs-artemisia
fonts-gfs-complutum
fonts-gfs-didot
fonts-gfs-neohellenic
fonts-gfs-olga
fonts-gfs-solomos
fonts-inconsolata
fonts-junicode
fonts-lato
fonts-liberation
fonts-linuxlibertine
fonts-lmodern
fonts-lobster
fonts-lobstertwo
fonts-oflb-asana-math
fonts-sil-gentium
fonts-sil-gentium-basic
fonts-stix
fonts-texgyre
g++
g++-4.9
gcc
gcc-4.9
ghostscript
gir1.2-freedesktop
gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0
gir1.2-glib-2.0
gir1.2-rsvg-2.0
git-man
gsfonts
hicolor-icon-theme
imagemagick-6.q16
imagemagick-common
javascript-common
krb5-locales
less
libalgorithm-c3-perl
libalgorithm-diff-perl
libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl
libalgorithm-merge-perl
libarchive-extract-perl
libasan1
libatomic1
libaudio2
libauthen-sasl-perl
libavahi-client3
libavahi-common-data
libavahi-common3
libbsd0
libbz2-dev
libc-dev-bin
libc6-dev
libcairo-gobject2
libcairo-script-interpreter2
libcairo2
libcairo2-dev
libcap-ng0
libcdt5
libcgi-fast-perl
libcgi-pm-perl
libcgraph6
libcilkrts5
libclass-c3-perl
libclass-c3-xs-perl
libcloog-isl4
libcpan-meta-perl
libcroco3
libcups2
libcupsfilters1
libcupsimage2
libcurl3
libcurl3-gnutls
libdata-optlist-perl
libdata-section-perl
libdatrie1
libdbus-1-3
libdjvulibre-dev
libdjvulibre-text
libdjvulibre21
libdpkg-perl
libdrm-intel1
libdrm-nouveau2
libdrm-radeon1
libdrm2
libedit2
libelf1
libelfg0
libencode-locale-perl
liberror-perl
libexif-dev
libexif12
libexpat1
libexpat1-dev
libfakeroot
libfcgi-perl
libffi6
libfftw3-double3
libfile-basedir-perl
libfile-desktopentry-perl
libfile-fcntllock-perl
libfile-homedir-perl
libfile-listing-perl
libfile-mimeinfo-perl
libfile-which-perl
libfont-afm-perl
libfontconfig1
libfontconfig1-dev
libfontenc1
libfreetype6
libfreetype6-dev
libgcc-4.9-dev
libgd3
libgdbm3
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
libgirepository-1.0-1
libgl1-mesa-dri
libgl1-mesa-glx
libglapi-mesa
libglib2.0-0
libglib2.0-bin
libglib2.0-data
libglib2.0-dev
libgmp10
libgnutls-deb0-28
libgomp1
libgraphite2-3
libgraphviz-dev
libgs9
libgs9-common
libgssapi-krb5-2
libgvc6
libgvpr2
libharfbuzz-icu0
libharfbuzz0b
libhogweed2
libhtml-form-perl
libhtml-format-perl
libhtml-parser-perl
libhtml-tagset-perl
libhtml-tree-perl
libhttp-cookies-perl
libhttp-daemon-perl
libhttp-date-perl
libhttp-message-perl
libhttp-negotiate-perl
libice-dev
libice6
libicu52
libidn11
libijs-0.35
libilmbase-dev
libilmbase6
libinotifytools0
libio-html-perl
libio-socket-ssl-perl
libisl10
libitm1
libjasper-dev
libjasper1
libjbig-dev
libjbig0
libjbig2dec0
libjpeg-dev
libjpeg62-turbo
libjpeg62-turbo-dev
libjs-jquery
libk5crypto3
libkeyutils1
libkpathsea6
libkrb5-3
libkrb5support0
liblcms2-2
liblcms2-dev
libldap-2.4-2
libllvm3.5
liblog-message-perl
liblog-message-simple-perl
liblqr-1-0
liblqr-1-0-dev
liblsan0
libltdl-dev
libltdl7
liblwp-mediatypes-perl
liblwp-protocol-https-perl
liblzma-dev
liblzo2-2
libmagic1
libmagickcore-6-arch-config
libmagickcore-6-headers
libmagickcore-6.q16-2
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra
libmagickcore-6.q16-dev
libmagickwand-6-headers
libmagickwand-6.q16-2
libmagickwand-6.q16-dev
libmailtools-perl
libmng1
libmodule-build-perl
libmodule-pluggable-perl
libmodule-signature-perl
libmpc3
libmpdec2
libmpfr4
libmro-compat-perl
libnet-dbus-perl
libnet-http-perl
libnet-smtp-ssl-perl
libnet-ssleay-perl
libnetpbm10
libnettle4
libopenexr-dev
libopenexr6
libopenjpeg5
libp11-kit0
libpackage-constants-perl
libpango-1.0-0
libpangocairo-1.0-0
libpangoft2-1.0-0
libpaper-utils
libpaper1
libparams-util-perl
libpathplan4
libpciaccess0
libpcre3-dev
libpcrecpp0
libpixman-1-0
libpixman-1-dev
libpng12-0
libpng12-dev
libpod-latex-perl
libpod-readme-perl
libpoppler-qt4-4
libpoppler46
libpopt0
libpotrace0
libpsl0
libptexenc1
libpthread-stubs0-dev
libpython-stdlib
libpython2.7-minimal
libpython2.7-stdlib
libpython3-stdlib
libpython3.4-minimal
libpython3.4-stdlib
libqt4-xml
libqtcore4
libqtgui4
libquadmath0
libregexp-common-perl
librsvg2-2
librsvg2-common
librsvg2-dev
librtmp1
libruby2.1
libsasl2-2
libsasl2-modules
libsasl2-modules-db
libsigsegv2
libsm-dev
libsm6
libsoftware-license-perl
libsqlite3-0
libssh2-1
libssl-doc
libssl1.0.0
libstdc++-4.9-dev
libsub-exporter-perl
libsub-install-perl
libsynctex1
libtasn1-6
libtcl8.6
libterm-ui-perl
libtext-soundex-perl
libtext-template-perl
libthai-data
libthai0
libtie-ixhash-perl
libtiff5
libtiff5-dev
libtiffxx5
libtimedate-perl
libtk8.6
libtool
libtsan0
libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0
libubsan0
liburi-perl
libutempter0
libvpx1
libwmf-dev
libwmf0.2-7
libwww-perl
libwww-robotrules-perl
libx11-6
libx11-data
libx11-dev
libx11-doc
libx11-protocol-perl
libx11-xcb1
libxau-dev
libxau6
libxaw7
libxcb-dri2-0
libxcb-dri3-0
libxcb-glx0
libxcb-present0
libxcb-render0
libxcb-render0-dev
libxcb-shape0
libxcb-shm0
libxcb-shm0-dev
libxcb-sync1
libxcb1
libxcb1-dev
libxcomposite1
libxcursor1
libxdamage1
libxdmcp-dev
libxdmcp6
libxdot4
libxext-dev
libxext6
libxfixes3
libxft2
libxi6
libxinerama1
libxml-parser-perl
libxml-twig-perl
libxml-xpathengine-perl
libxml2
libxml2-dev
libxmu6
libxmuu1
libxpm4
libxrandr2
libxrender-dev
libxrender1
libxshmfence1
libxss1
libxt-dev
libxt6
libxtst6
libxv1
libxxf86dga1
libxxf86vm1
libyaml-0-2
libyaml-tiny-perl
libzzip-0-13
linux-libc-dev
lmodern
m4
manpages
manpages-dev
mime-support
netpbm
openssh-client
openssl
patch
perl
perl-modules
pkg-config
poppler-data
prerex
preview-latex-style
prosper
ps2eps
python
python-minimal
python2.7
python2.7-minimal
python3-minimal
python3.4
python3.4-minimal
qtcore4-l10n
rename
rsync
ruby2.1
rubygems-integration
sgml-base
shared-mime-info
tcl
tcl8.6
tex-common
tex-gyre
texlive-base
texlive-binaries
texlive-extra-utils
texlive-font-utils
texlive-fonts-extra-doc
texlive-fonts-recommended
texlive-fonts-recommended-doc
texlive-generic-recommended
texlive-latex-base-doc
texlive-latex-extra
texlive-latex-extra-doc
texlive-latex-recommended
texlive-latex-recommended-doc
texlive-pictures
texlive-pictures-doc
texlive-pstricks
texlive-pstricks-doc
tipa
tk
tk8.6
ttf-adf-accanthis
ttf-adf-gillius
ttf-adf-universalis
ucf
vprerex
x11-common
x11-utils
x11-xserver-utils
x11proto-core-dev
x11proto-input-dev
x11proto-kb-dev
x11proto-render-dev
x11proto-xext-dev
xauth
xbitmaps
xdg-user-dirs
xdg-utils
xml-core
xorg-sgml-doctools
xterm
xtrans-dev
xz-utils
zlib1g-dev