title: Minimal Ubuntu install for Beaglebone Black
body: <p>I would like to reduce the overhead required by Ubuntu 13.04 on Beaglebone Black in order to improve the performance of some programs I'm running. What are the easiest ways to reduce the overhead of Ubuntu for the beaglebone black. I use the gpio library for python and run some programs written in C++.</p>
  
  <p>Note: I installed <a href="http://www.armhf.com/index.php/boards/beaglebone-black/" rel="nofollow">this 13.04 version</a> on the beaglebone black eMMC using <a href="http://shrkey.com/setting-up-beaglebone-black-to-boot-off-the-microsd-card/" rel="nofollow">this method</a>.</p>