Ubuntu 20.04 default packages - vrillusions/ubuntu-kickstart GitHub Wiki
What gets installed when you don't install anything extra. Note this is before I turn off installing recommended packages
root@ubuntu2004:~# dpkg --get-selections '*'
accountsservice install
adduser install
alsa-topology-conf install
alsa-ucm-conf install
amd64-microcode install
apparmor install
apport install
apport-symptoms install
apt install
apt-utils install
at install
base-files install
base-passwd install
bash install
bash-completion install
bc install
bcache-tools install
bind9-dnsutils install
bind9-host install
bind9-libs:amd64 install
bolt install
bsdmainutils install
bsdutils install
btrfs-progs install
busybox-initramfs install
busybox-static install
byobu install
bzip2 install
ca-certificates install
cloud-guest-utils install
cloud-init install
cloud-initramfs-copymods install
cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf install
command-not-found install
console-setup install
console-setup-linux install
coreutils install
cpio install
crda install
cron install
cryptsetup install
cryptsetup-bin install
cryptsetup-initramfs install
cryptsetup-run install
curl install
dash install
dbus install
dbus-user-session install
dconf-gsettings-backend:amd64 install
dconf-service install
debconf install
debconf-i18n install
debianutils install
diffutils install
dirmngr install
distro-info-data install
dmeventd install
dmidecode install
dmsetup install
dosfstools install
dpkg install
e2fsprogs install
eatmydata install
ed install
eject install
ethtool install
fdisk install
file install
finalrd install
findutils install
fonts-ubuntu-console install
friendly-recovery install
ftp install
fuse install
fwupd install
fwupd-signed install
gawk install
gcc-10-base:amd64 install
gdisk install
gettext-base install
gir1.2-glib-2.0:amd64 install
gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 install
git install
git-man install
glib-networking:amd64 install
glib-networking-common install
glib-networking-services install
gnupg install
gnupg-l10n install
gnupg-utils install
gpg install
gpg-agent install
gpg-wks-client install
gpg-wks-server install
gpgconf install
gpgsm install
gpgv install
grep install
groff-base install
grub-common install
grub-gfxpayload-lists install
grub-pc install
grub-pc-bin install
grub2-common install
gsettings-desktop-schemas install
gzip install
hdparm install
hostname install
htop install
info install
init install
init-system-helpers install
initramfs-tools install
initramfs-tools-bin install
initramfs-tools-core install
install-info install
intel-microcode install
iproute2 install
iptables install
iputils-ping install
iputils-tracepath install
irqbalance install
isc-dhcp-client install
isc-dhcp-common install
iso-codes install
iucode-tool install
iw install
kbd install
keyboard-configuration install
klibc-utils install
kmod install
kpartx install
krb5-locales install
landscape-common install
language-selector-common install
less install
libaccountsservice0:amd64 install
libacl1:amd64 install
libaio1:amd64 install
libapparmor1:amd64 install
libappstream4:amd64 install
libapt-pkg6.0:amd64 install
libarchive13:amd64 install
libargon2-1:amd64 install
libasn1-8-heimdal:amd64 install
libasound2:amd64 install
libasound2-data install
libassuan0:amd64 install
libatm1:amd64 install
libattr1:amd64 install
libaudit-common install
libaudit1:amd64 install
libblkid1:amd64 install
libbrotli1:amd64 install
libbsd0:amd64 install
libbz2-1.0:amd64 install
libc-bin install
libc6:amd64 install
libcanberra0:amd64 install
libcap-ng0:amd64 install
libcap2:amd64 install
libcap2-bin install
libcbor0.6:amd64 install
libcom-err2:amd64 install
libcrypt1:amd64 install
libcryptsetup12:amd64 install
libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 install
libcurl4:amd64 install
libdb5.3:amd64 install
libdbus-1-3:amd64 install
libdbus-glib-1-2:amd64 install
libdconf1:amd64 install
libdebconfclient0:amd64 install
libdevmapper-event1.02.1:amd64 install
libdevmapper1.02.1:amd64 install
libdns-export1109 install
libdrm-common install
libdrm2:amd64 install
libeatmydata1:amd64 install
libedit2:amd64 install
libefiboot1:amd64 install
libefivar1:amd64 install
libelf1:amd64 install
liberror-perl install
libestr0:amd64 install
libevent-2.1-7:amd64 install
libexpat1:amd64 install
libext2fs2:amd64 install
libfastjson4:amd64 install
libfdisk1:amd64 install
libffi7:amd64 install
libfido2-1:amd64 install
libfl2:amd64 install
libfreetype6:amd64 install
libfribidi0:amd64 install
libfuse2:amd64 install
libfwupd2:amd64 install
libfwupdplugin1:amd64 install
libgcab-1.0-0:amd64 install
libgcc-s1:amd64 install
libgcrypt20:amd64 install
libgdbm-compat4:amd64 install
libgdbm6:amd64 install
libgirepository-1.0-1:amd64 install
libglib2.0-0:amd64 install
libglib2.0-bin install
libglib2.0-data install
libgmp10:amd64 install
libgnutls30:amd64 install
libgpg-error0:amd64 install
libgpgme11:amd64 install
libgpm2:amd64 install
libgssapi-krb5-2:amd64 install
libgssapi3-heimdal:amd64 install
libgstreamer1.0-0:amd64 install
libgudev-1.0-0:amd64 install
libgusb2:amd64 install
libhcrypto4-heimdal:amd64 install
libheimbase1-heimdal:amd64 install
libheimntlm0-heimdal:amd64 install
libhogweed5:amd64 install
libhx509-5-heimdal:amd64 install
libicu66:amd64 install
libidn2-0:amd64 install
libip4tc2:amd64 install
libip6tc2:amd64 install
libisc-export1105:amd64 install
libisns0:amd64 install
libjson-c4:amd64 install
libjson-glib-1.0-0:amd64 install
libjson-glib-1.0-common install
libk5crypto3:amd64 install
libkeyutils1:amd64 install
libklibc:amd64 install
libkmod2:amd64 install
libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64 install
libkrb5-3:amd64 install
libkrb5support0:amd64 install
libksba8:amd64 install
libldap-2.4-2:amd64 install
libldap-common install
liblmdb0:amd64 install
liblocale-gettext-perl install
libltdl7:amd64 install
liblvm2cmd2.03:amd64 install
liblz4-1:amd64 install
liblzma5:amd64 install
liblzo2-2:amd64 install
libmagic-mgc install
libmagic1:amd64 install
libmaxminddb0:amd64 install
libmnl0:amd64 install
libmount1:amd64 install
libmpdec2:amd64 install
libmpfr6:amd64 install
libmspack0:amd64 install
libncurses6:amd64 install
libncursesw6:amd64 install
libnetfilter-conntrack3:amd64 install
libnetplan0:amd64 install
libnettle7:amd64 install
libnewt0.52:amd64 install
libnfnetlink0:amd64 install
libnftnl11:amd64 install
libnghttp2-14:amd64 install
libnl-3-200:amd64 install
libnl-genl-3-200:amd64 install
libnpth0:amd64 install
libnss-systemd:amd64 install
libntfs-3g883 install
libnuma1:amd64 install
libogg0:amd64 install
libp11-kit0:amd64 install
libpackagekit-glib2-18:amd64 install
libpam-cap:amd64 install
libpam-modules:amd64 install
libpam-modules-bin install
libpam-runtime install
libpam-systemd:amd64 install
libpam0g:amd64 install
libparted2:amd64 install
libpcap0.8:amd64 install
libpci3:amd64 install
libpcre2-8-0:amd64 install
libpcre3:amd64 install
libperl5.30:amd64 install
libpipeline1:amd64 install
libplymouth5:amd64 install
libpng16-16:amd64 install
libpolkit-agent-1-0:amd64 install
libpolkit-gobject-1-0:amd64 install
libpopt0:amd64 install
libprocps8:amd64 install
libproxy1v5:amd64 install
libpsl5:amd64 install
libpython3-stdlib:amd64 install
libpython3.8:amd64 install
libpython3.8-minimal:amd64 install
libpython3.8-stdlib:amd64 install
libreadline5:amd64 install
libreadline8:amd64 install
libroken18-heimdal:amd64 install
librtmp1:amd64 install
libsasl2-2:amd64 install
libsasl2-modules:amd64 install
libsasl2-modules-db:amd64 install
libseccomp2:amd64 install
libselinux1:amd64 install
libsemanage-common install
libsemanage1:amd64 install
libsepol1:amd64 install
libsgutils2-2 install
libsigsegv2:amd64 install
libslang2:amd64 install
libsmartcols1:amd64 install
libsmbios-c2 install
libsodium23:amd64 install
libsoup2.4-1:amd64 install
libsqlite3-0:amd64 install
libss2:amd64 install
libssh-4:amd64 install
libssl1.1:amd64 install
libstdc++6:amd64 install
libstemmer0d:amd64 install
libsystemd0:amd64 install
libtasn1-6:amd64 install
libtdb1:amd64 install
libtext-charwidth-perl install
libtext-iconv-perl install
libtext-wrapi18n-perl install
libtinfo6:amd64 install
libtss2-esys0 install
libuchardet0:amd64 install
libudev1:amd64 install
libunistring2:amd64 install
libunwind8:amd64 install
liburcu6:amd64 install
libusb-1.0-0:amd64 install
libutempter0:amd64 install
libuuid1:amd64 install
libuv1:amd64 install
libvorbis0a:amd64 install
libvorbisfile3:amd64 install
libwind0-heimdal:amd64 install
libwrap0:amd64 install
libx11-6:amd64 install
libx11-data install
libxau6:amd64 install
libxcb1:amd64 install
libxdmcp6:amd64 install
libxext6:amd64 install
libxml2:amd64 install
libxmlb1:amd64 install
libxmlsec1:amd64 install
libxmlsec1-openssl:amd64 install
libxmuu1:amd64 install
libxslt1.1:amd64 install
libxtables12:amd64 install
libyaml-0-2:amd64 install
libzstd1:amd64 install
linux-base install
linux-firmware install
linux-generic install
linux-headers-5.4.0-28 install
linux-headers-5.4.0-28-generic install
linux-headers-generic install
linux-image-5.4.0-28-generic install
linux-image-generic install
linux-modules-5.4.0-28-generic install
linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-28-generic install
locales install
login install
logrotate install
logsave install
lsb-base install
lsb-release install
lshw install
lsof install
ltrace install
lvm2 install
lxd-agent-loader install
lz4 install
man-db install
manpages install
mawk install
mdadm install
mime-support install
mount install
mtr-tiny install
multipath-tools install
nano install
ncurses-base install
ncurses-bin install
ncurses-term install
netbase install
netcat-openbsd install
netplan.io install
networkd-dispatcher install
ntfs-3g install
open-iscsi install
open-vm-tools install
openssh-client install
openssh-server install
openssh-sftp-server install
openssl install
os-prober install
overlayroot install
packagekit install
packagekit-tools install
parted install
passwd install
pastebinit install
patch install
pci.ids install
pciutils install
perl install
perl-base install
perl-modules-5.30 install
pinentry-curses install
plymouth install
plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text install
policykit-1 install
pollinate install
popularity-contest install
powermgmt-base install
procps install
psmisc install
publicsuffix install
python-apt-common install
python3 install
python3-apport install
python3-apt install
python3-attr install
python3-automat install
python3-blinker install
python3-certifi install
python3-cffi-backend install
python3-chardet install
python3-click install
python3-colorama install
python3-commandnotfound install
python3-configobj install
python3-constantly install
python3-cryptography install
python3-dbus install
python3-debconf install
python3-debian install
python3-distro install
python3-distro-info install
python3-distupgrade install
python3-distutils install
python3-entrypoints install
python3-gdbm:amd64 install
python3-gi install
python3-hamcrest install
python3-httplib2 install
python3-hyperlink install
python3-idna install
python3-importlib-metadata install
python3-incremental install
python3-jinja2 install
python3-json-pointer install
python3-jsonpatch install
python3-jsonschema install
python3-jwt install
python3-keyring install
python3-launchpadlib install
python3-lazr.restfulclient install
python3-lazr.uri install
python3-lib2to3 install
python3-markupsafe install
python3-minimal install
python3-more-itertools install
python3-nacl install
python3-netifaces install
python3-newt:amd64 install
python3-oauthlib install
python3-openssl install
python3-pkg-resources install
python3-problem-report install
python3-pyasn1 install
python3-pyasn1-modules install
python3-pymacaroons install
python3-pyrsistent:amd64 install
python3-requests install
python3-requests-unixsocket install
python3-secretstorage install
python3-serial install
python3-service-identity install
python3-setuptools install
python3-simplejson install
python3-six install
python3-software-properties install
python3-systemd install
python3-twisted install
python3-twisted-bin:amd64 install
python3-update-manager install
python3-urllib3 install
python3-wadllib install
python3-yaml install
python3-zipp install
python3-zope.interface install
python3.8 install
python3.8-minimal install
readline-common install
rsync install
rsyslog install
run-one install
sbsigntool install
screen install
secureboot-db install
sed install
sensible-utils install
sg3-utils install
sg3-utils-udev install
shared-mime-info install
snapd install
software-properties-common install
sosreport install
sound-theme-freedesktop install
squashfs-tools install
ssh-import-id install
strace install
sudo install
systemd install
systemd-sysv install
systemd-timesyncd install
sysvinit-utils install
tar install
tcpdump install
telnet install
thermald install
thin-provisioning-tools install
time install
tmux install
tpm-udev install
tzdata install
ubuntu-advantage-tools install
ubuntu-keyring install
ubuntu-minimal install
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core install
ubuntu-server install
ubuntu-standard install
ucf install
udev install
ufw install
unattended-upgrades install
update-manager-core install
update-notifier-common install
usb.ids install
usbutils install
util-linux install
uuid-runtime install
vim install
vim-common install
vim-runtime install
vim-tiny install
wget install
whiptail install
wireless-regdb install
xauth install
xdg-user-dirs install
xfsprogs install
xkb-data install
xxd install
xz-utils install
zerofree install
zlib1g:amd64 install