/glmg/ - GNU/Linux Minimalism General

This is a general for discussing minimal software for GNU/Linux and for helping you debloat your GNU/Linux system.

>What is software minimalism?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism_(computing)

>Why software minimalism?
- Fewer bugs
- Better performance
- Lower memory footprint
- Better maintainability
- Higher scalability
- Longer software lifetime
- Prompt delivery

>Software minimalist standards
- Using a TUI when necessary
- Only using a window manager
- Using the terminal as a file manager
- Package count must be under 900 (unless you use production software such as gimp or kdenlive etc etc, it's okay)

Acceptable GNU/Linux distributions that aren't bloat

>Alpine Linux (Not GNU)
alpinelinux.org

>Void Linux
voidlinux.eu

>Arch Linux
archlinux.org

>Gentoo
wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page
gentoo.org/downloads/

>Debian (netinst)
debian.org/CD/netinst/
debian.org/releases/
wiki.debian.org/SourcesList
wiki.debian.org/ReduceDebian
debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html#s-apt-get

>Useful links
suckless.org/rocks
harmful.cat-v.org/software/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_window_managers

Protip: If you aren't proficient with GNU/Linux, this thread isn't for you.

First for fucking arch
Archfags get in here

We need to purge the gay shit

...

at least put an openRC variant if you're gonna archfag.

FUCKING CHECKED. I don't know why i hated on arch so fucking much back then. But FUCK THE OTHER GENERAL.

/inb4 100% arch user thread

No bitch. Fuck off with your clusterfuck autism. If you hate systemd, use a fucking non systemd distro.

I don't give a fuck. Arch users know their shit. The other fucking thread is for circle jerks

Who's this erection attraction?

big booty bitches

Shit thread. Makes noobs install crap like alpine

sauce plox

How do I set the resolution of a TTY on a virtualbox ubuntu machine? Or just make the TTY fullscreen without the stupid bar in the bottom

>no GuixSD
>no CRUX
>no Slackware

There you go Keep the faggy op's thread bumped

Is LXDE (Lubuntu) minimalist desu?

>- Only using a window manager
- Using the terminal as a file manager
- Package count must be under 900

fuck off.

Is XFCE 3.8-ish a meme?
Can I run GTK-3 and QT5 apps on it? Will I have screen tearing?

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