diff --git a/etc/templates/install.ltmpl b/etc/templates/install.ltmpl
index 7dc055aa..da86b317 100644
--- a/etc/templates/install.ltmpl
+++ b/etc/templates/install.ltmpl
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ removepkg "filesystem"
 removepkg "fipscheck"
 removepkg "firmware-addon-dell"
 removepkg "firmware-tools"
+removepkg "firstboot"
 removepkg "flac"
 removepkg "fontpackages-filesystem"
 removepkg "fxload"
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ removepkg "hal"
 removepkg "hal-filesystem"
 removepkg "hal-info"
 removepkg "hal-libs"
-removepkg "hicolor-icon-theme"
 removepkg "info"
 removepkg "iptables"
 removepkg "iptables-ipv6"
@@ -203,6 +203,51 @@ remove "srv"
 remove "sys"
 remove "tmp"
 
+remove "var/cache"
+remove "var/db"
+remove "var/empty"
+remove "var/games"
+remove "var/lib/NetworkManager"
+remove "var/lib/alternatives"
+remove "var/lib/authconfig"
+remove "var/lib/dhclient"
+remove "var/lib/dnsmasq"
+remove "var/lib/games"
+remove "var/lib/iscsi"
+remove "var/lib/misc"
+remove "var/lib/nfs"
+remove "var/lib/ntp"
+remove "var/lib/plymouth"
+remove "var/lib/rpcbind"
+remove "var/lib/rpm"
+remove "var/lib/rpm-state"
+remove "var/lib/samba"
+remove "var/lib/statless"
+remove "var/lib/yum"
+remove "var/local"
+remove "var/lock"
+remove "var/log"
+remove "var/nis"
+remove "var/opt"
+remove "var/preserve"
+remove "var/report"
+remove "var/run/ConsoleKit"
+remove "var/run/NetworkManager"
+remove "var/run/console"
+remove "var/run/hald"
+remove "var/run/mdadm"
+remove "var/run/netreport"
+remove "var/run/plymouth"
+remove "var/run/pm-utils"
+remove "var/run/ppp"
+remove "var/run/sepermit"
+remove "var/run/setrans"
+remove "var/run/wpa_supplicant"
+remove "var/run/utmp"
+remove "var/spool"
+remove "var/tmp"
+remove "var/yp"
+
 remove "usr/share/alsa"
 remove "usr/share/doc"
 remove "usr/share/gnome/help"