The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoThe bloat is coming from inside the house!media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1851arrow-down18
arrow-up1843arrow-down1imageThe bloat is coming from inside the house!media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square82linkfedilink
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 days agoBloat isn’t “software I chose and spent time installing and configuring”
minus-squareBassman1805@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 days agoBut it can be “software I forgot I installed and consumes resources despite me not really using it”
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoTrue, and that’s a bad practice to take part in! If it’s something that actively runs and consumes resources, one should keep around only if needed.
Bloat isn’t “software I chose and spent time installing and configuring”
But it can be “software I forgot I installed and consumes resources despite me not really using it”
True, and that’s a bad practice to take part in! If it’s something that actively runs and consumes resources, one should keep around only if needed.