Hello, first of all you can use tasksel to select or deselect Desktop Environment, Printserver etc. or perhaps you can export the package list from Stretch Lite.
Best Regards On 14.01.2018 18:54, David wrote: > Dear group, > > I know there is a version of Rasbian called Stretch Lite. > > Is there a version of Debian to run headless without the excess clutter > of office etc? > > I've tried removing the bits I don't need, but made an awful mess of it, > better not to load it in the first place. > > David. > >