is it possible to remove packages you don't want from the Tails ISO before burning?
There are a number of packages I don't want and would like to remove them prior to burning and using the LiveDVD. Thanks.

is it possible to remove packages you don't want from the Tails ISO before burning?
There are a number of packages I don't want and would like to remove them prior to burning and using the LiveDVD. Thanks.
I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't a way to do that, but I guess it would amount to retracing some of the steps the developers used to make the iso image in the first place.
Another option would be to try to remove packages after you have made your bootable USB with Tails 0.16, but that might court disaster. Safer might be to try to simply disable the unwanted packages, provided that you are certain that this won't badly compromise your anonymity.
Yes, it's possible: see build. But then, you're on your own: we don't support such modified systems.