[Nexus 5 General] LewisD94:
Hey guys,

Over the past few weeks I've been using CyanogenMod and I have loved the amount of customization and power that it allows it's users to gain over their device... It really does put the power back into the hands of the user! The only gripe that I have with CM-11 is that I would prefer a more 'barebones' experience... I'm not too keen on all of these CM applications that it comes pre-packed with.

To fix this I have made a quick flashable '.ZIP' package that will delete the following applications from your CM-11 OS and will replace CM's Trebuchet Launcher with the Nexus 5's Google Now Launcher:

The script removes these apps:

[I]Apollo.apk
Browser.apk
Calendar.apk
CalendarProvider.apk
CMFileManager.apk
CMWallpapers.apk
DSPManager.apk
Galaxy4.apk
HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
LockClock.apk
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk
Mms.apk
NoiseField.apk
PhaseBeam.apk
SoundRecorder.apk
Term.apk
Torch.apk
Trebuchet.apk
VideoEditor.apk
VisualizationWallpapers.apk
VoiceDialer.apk
WhisperPush.apk[/I]

The script adds these apps:

[I]GoogleHome.apk
PrebuiltGmsCore.apk (required for 'GoogleHome.apk')
Velvet.apk (required for 'GoogleHome.apk')[/I]

Screenshots of CyanogenMod 11 without my ZIP's modifications:

Screenshot of Cyanogenmod 11 with my ZIP's modifications (CyanogenMod 11 'Barebones'):

Screenshots of CyanogenMod 11 with my ZIP's modifications and after I have installed the apps that I use on a daily basis:

Recommended installation process:

1. Transfer "cm-11-*build_date*-*release_type*-hammerhead.zip", "gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip" and "CM-11-Barebones-Script.zip" to your device...

2. Reboot to TWRP.

3. Wipe "Dalvik Cache", "System", "Data" and "Cache".

4. Reboot "Recovery".

5. Install "cm-11-*build_date*-*release_type*-hammerhead.zip".

6. Install "gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip".

7. Install "CM-11-Barebones-Script.zip".

8. Reboot "System".

9. Enjoy CyanogenMod 11 'Barebones'.

Downloads:

Latest CyanogenMod 11: cm-11-*build_date*-*release_type*-hammerhead.zip.

Latest GApps: gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip.

Latest CM-11-Barebones-Script CM-11-Barebones-Script.zip.

If you would like to see what this flashable '.ZIP' actually does then please expand:

ui_print("*************************************************");
ui_print("**************Deleting un-used APKs**************");
ui_print("*************************************************");
run_program("/sbin/mount", "/system");
ui_print("/system mounted...");
delete("/system/app/Apollo.apk");
ui_print("'Apollo.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/Browser.apk");
ui_print("'Browser.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/Calendar.apk");
ui_print("'Calendar.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/priv-app/CalendarProvider.apk");
ui_print("'CalendarProvider.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/CMFileManager.apk");
ui_print("'CMFileManager.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/CMWallpapers.apk");
ui_print("'CMWallpapers.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/DSPManager.apk");
ui_print("'DSPManager.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/Galaxy4.apk");
ui_print("'Galaxy4.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk");
ui_print("'HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/LiveWallpapers.apk");
ui_print("'LiveWallpapers.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/LockClock.apk");
ui_print("'LockClock.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk");
ui_print("'MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/priv-app/Mms.apk");
ui_print("'Mms.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/NoiseField.apk");
ui_print("'NoiseField.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/PhaseBeam.apk");
ui_print("'PhaseBeam.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/SoundRecorder.apk");
ui_print("'SoundRecorder.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/Term.apk");
ui_print("'Term.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/Torch.apk");
ui_print("'Torch.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/priv-app/Trebuchet.apk");
ui_print("'Trebuchet.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/VideoEditor.apk");
ui_print("'VideoEditor.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/VisualizationWallpapers.apk");
ui_print("'VisualizationWallpapers.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/priv-app/VoiceDialer.apk");
ui_print("'VoiceDialer.apk' deleted.");
delete("/system/app/WhisperPush.apk");
ui_print("'WhisperPush.apk' deleted.");
ui_print("*************************************************");
ui_print("************Replacing system launcher************");
ui_print("*************************************************");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
ui_print("Extracting: 'GoogleHome.apk'...");
ui_print("Extracting: 'PrebuiltGmsCore.apk'...");
ui_print("Extracting: 'Velvet.apk'...");
run_program("/sbin/umount", "/system");
ui_print("/system unmounted...");
ui_print("*************************************************");
ui_print("********************Completed********************");
ui_print("*************************************************");

Note: Every time you update your CyanogenMod to a new version (e.g. Nightly), you will need to repeat steps "7." to "9." of my "Recommended installation process", otherwise all of CM's stock apps will come back (not what we want)...