The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoThe bloat is coming from inside the house!media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1820arrow-down17
arrow-up1813arrow-down1imageThe bloat is coming from inside the house!media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoBloat isn’t “software I chose and spent time installing and configuring”
minus-squareBassman1805@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoBut it can be “software I forgot I installed and consumes resources despite me not really using it”
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 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.