diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8a11d4a0a..03bac7a1c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,31 @@ matrix:
             - qtbase5-dev
             - qtmultimedia5-dev
             - qtbase5-dev-tools
+    - env: HINTS=linux-minimal
+      compiler: gcc
+      script: |
+              cd sys/unix/ && sh setup.sh hints/$HINTS && cd ../../
+              sed -i '/^#define CLIPPING/d'       include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define COMPRESS/d'       include/config.h
+              #sed -i '/^#define DOAGAIN/d'        include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define DUMPLOG/d'        include/config.h
+              #sed -i '/^#define GDBPATH/d'        include/config.h
+              #sed -i '/^#define GREPPATH/d'       include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define INSURANCE/d'      include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define LOGFILE/d'        include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define NEWS/d'           include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define PANICLOG/d'       include/config.h
+              #sed -i '/^#define STATUS_HILITES/d' include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define SYSCF/d'          include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define USER_SOUNDS/d'    include/config.h
+              sed -i '/^#define XLOGFILE/d'       include/config.h
+
+              sed -i '/^#define MAIL/d'           include/unixconf.h
+              sed -i '/^#define SHELL/d'          include/unixconf.h
+              sed -i '/^#define SUSPEND/d'        include/unixconf.h
+              sed -i 's/^#define TEXTCOLOR//'     include/unixconf.h
+              make install
+              cat dat/options
 
 sudo: false
 
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/linux-minimal b/sys/unix/hints/linux-minimal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c2638ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/linux-minimal
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#
+# NetHack 3.6  linux $NHDT-Date: 1432512814 2018/11/23 16:00:00 $  $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.12 $
+# Copyright (c) Patric Mueller
+# NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. 
+#
+#-PRE
+# Hints file for a minimal build
+# This hints file provides the base for a minimal tty build for Linux
+
+PREFIX=$(wildcard ~)/nethack-minimal
+HACKDIR=$(PREFIX)/games/lib/$(GAME)dir
+SHELLDIR=$(PREFIX)/games
+INSTDIR=$(HACKDIR)
+VARDIR=$(HACKDIR)
+
+CFLAGS=-g -I../include
+
+LINK=$(CC)
+
+WINSRC = $(WINTTYSRC)
+WINOBJ = $(WINTTYOBJ)
+WINLIB = $(WINTTYLIB)
+
+WINTTYLIB=-lcurses
+
+CHOWN=true
+CHGRP=true
+
+VARDIRPERM = 0755
+VARFILEPERM = 0600
+GAMEPERM = 0755