# Minimized package dependencies
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 Amazon Linux 2023 minimizes the dependency graph of many packages to provide a smaller footprint for applications. Notable changes from AL2 include the `curl-minimal` and `gnupg-minimal` packages, which siginicantly reduce the number of required packages while retaining commonly used functionality. 

**Topics**
+ [Package changes for `curl` and `libcurl`](curl-minimal.md)
+ [GNU Privacy Guard (GNUPG)](gnupg-minimal.md)