You can also make a script to remove the stuff you don't want.
I build my own iso based on kde (almost stock with my stuff) and another one with budgie-desktop (noX) both with pyfll, but I also build stock to test install, fromiso, stick, and in general to see if it works.
When I install stock, sure, their are many packages I don't want or use, but, that is my preference, what I feel is my bloat, are others treasure
I suck at scripts, but it works and I am learning
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echo ""
say ".. remove packages .."
apt remove --purge -y akregator kamoso kppp krdc xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-trident blogilo kmail kleopatra kde-config-touchpad juk dragonplayer kaddressbook korganizer knotes btrfs-tools gamin jfsutils reiserfsprogs xfsprogs bluetooth lvm2 mdadm pulseaudio-module-bluetooth smtube vokoscreen pppconfig pppoeconf weechat-curses weechat-core weechat-scripts weechat-plugins wvdial printer-driver-cjet printer-driver-c2050 printer-driver-escpr printer-driver-foo2zjs printer-driver-min12xxw printer-driver-pnm2ppa hplip printer-driver-gutenprint printer-driver-splix zim xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-qxl xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-radeon byobu mc memtest86+ bluedevil converseen digikam kdeaccessibility kdegraphics kdemultimedia kdenetwork kdenetwork-filesharing kdepim kdepim-addons kdetoys kdeutils kipi-plugins kompare krusader ktorrent network-manager-openconnect network-manager-openvpn network-manager-pptp network-manager-vpnc okteta plasma-mediacenter firefox firefox-l10n-de firefox-l10n-en-gb firefox-l10n-it firefox-l10n-pl firefox-l10n-pt-br firefox-l10n-ro kontact kopete firmware-amd-graphics firmware-atheros firmware-b43-installer firmware-b43legacy-installer firmware-bnx2 firmware-bnx2x firmware-brcm80211 firmware-crystalhd firmware-intelwimax firmware-iwlwifi firmware-libertas firmware-myricom firmware-netxen firmware-qlogic firmware-ti-connectivity firmware-zd1211 kaffeine gwenview virt-viewer dconf-editor digikam
say ".. apt update .."
apt update
echo ""
echo "stock iso packages removed!"
exit
;;
I think the team has done a good job all around for anyone to use siduction out of the box with the right packages at default.
This is linux, add/remove is a users choice and is easy to do.