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Now my arch is bloated more than the default ubuntu (lemmy.world)
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[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 45 points 7 months ago

Every person who comments about “bloat” in their install should be required to preface their post or comment with a full definition of “bloat.”

This shit is obnoxious.

[-] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

I actually wonder if we could ever agree on a definition?

Maybe:

Bloat: any unnecessary, superfluous software, software package, or feature that is unused or unnecessarily inefficient, and/or uses system resources to an unessasary or unreasonable degree.

What do you guys think? Because then we can still argue about bloat and what reasonable is! And that's what it's all about. Arguing for the sake of it!

[-] muhyb@programming.dev 12 points 7 months ago

Bloat is relative to every person / usage case but I agree with this definition.

[-] Agility0971@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I like this. Maybe it needs some words on bloatware that is enforced on users agains their interests?

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 18 points 7 months ago

Anything that's not kernel

[-] kromem@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Well, also not kernel modules. That counts as bloat.

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

You're right. And how much of the kernel do we really need, anyway?

[-] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Bloat = making your system usable

  • annoying people who whine about bloat
[-] Agility0971@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

installing more than base, linux, and linux-firmware is bloat.

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