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

submitted 7 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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[–] Andy@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You might like to use aconfmgr to track and prune your system state.

[–] jack667@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I find pacdef significantly faster than aconfmgr for tracking and pruning packages. Additionally, if you wish to use both tools, the aconfmgr wiki includes a helper function that enables you to ignore all packages. This setup allows pacdef to manage the packages, while aconfmgr handles the configuration.

[–] Andy@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

That looks cool, thanks!