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Disabling bloatware (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 days ago by pixeldaemon@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I've discovered Akonadi, a KDE service. As far as I could understand, Akonadi provides "personal information management" and is responsible for some interaction between apps within the KDE ecosystem. To me, it seems to be bloatware. Somebody may use the functions it provides, but I do not. It is just running in background all the time with no use.

  1. How do I completely disable it forever?
  2. Have you ever met something else in Linux or it's ecosystem, that appeared to be bloatware to you (and how did you disable it)?
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[-] Hund@feddit.nu 9 points 3 days ago

My definition matches the definition given in the Collins Dictionary.

I looked it up and found this:

pre-installed computer software with an excessive number of unnecessary features and, often, unnecessarily high memory and disc space requirements

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bloatware

Is there another dictionary named Collins that you read?

I did not choose to install Akonadi. It was preinstalled in Fedora KDE.

It looks like you choose a Linux based operating system that seems to includes a fairly complete stack of the KDE suit.

(I don't know much about Fedora)

I chose KDE for its extensive customization.

I bet that Fedora have a minimal version without a graphical stack, which would let you to only install the Plasma desktop environment and the parts of the KDE suit you find relevant for you.

And I'm sure that it's possible to strip down a current setup with Fedora and the KDE suit as well.

Maybe I'm too old /j, but by choosing a DE I'm choosing just a DE.

That's the issue here, you didn't choose just a desktop environment (Plasma Desktop) you choose a, more or less, complete suit of software (KDE). :)

[-] PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

I think you mean "suite" instead of "suit."

[-] Hund@feddit.nu 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks!

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