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At what point is your system bloated? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by squid_slime@lemmy.world to c/archlinux@lemmy.ml

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I feel my system is perpetually bloated, and try to maintain what applications I have installed but always seem to veer off into new applications or python modules and what ever else.

Just wondering how does one keep a lean daily use system?

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[–] Trent@lemmy.ml 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Linux is bloat. You should be entering your own minimal kernel in microcode via front panel switches at boot instead of being so wasteful. What do you think all that RAM and drive space is for? Holding data??

(Seriously, the modern minimalist thing is hilarious to me and I've been using computers since 16K of RAM was impressive...)

[–] squid_slime@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

When I say bloat its less about storage and more system updates

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same answer.

[–] squid_slime@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I feel I know as much as before reading your original reply. Are you saying that I should just say fuck it and not care about packages on my system or something else?