Moving from Ubuntu to Arch/Mint

>>58391149

If you do a minimum install of any distro then the only differences for a non-enterprise user are package managers, repositories, and distro-specific themes and patches.

For your purpose, if Ubuntu works, then keep using it. I've used all of the main distros over the years, and now I'm satisfied with a minimal fedora install with MATE.

>>58391220
I did what was probably a noob install of ubuntu, just following the standard steps laid out in guides in the internet.

Is it possible that I installed bloated useless shit?

Is there something I should pay attention to?

>>58391149
If you are happy with Ubuntu, there is no reason to change.

You should use whatever OS you are comfortable with, not the OS a mongolian spice trading forum tells you to use.

So, there is no point in changing distros unless you want to learn more about linux, aren't happy, or want to become a ricefag.

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>>58391264
>want to become a ricefag
Can you show me some possibilities, sensei?

>>58391295
I'm not an ricer. I installed arch + i3-gaps, messed with the config file, installed a cool terminal, and never did anything else something like 2 years ago.

My computer is about as unriced as it gets for i3 + arch, the capitals of riceland.

>>58391255

Honestly, you're fine. If you want to slim your system down, then run

dpkg -l

which will list all installed programs on your system. To remove a program completely, use the command:

sudo apt-get --purge autoremove [package_name]

To search what a package is/does, use the command:

apt-cache search [package_name]

If you still can't get a good description, then just search the package name online.

>>58391295
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing

>>58391428

Good call. Also, I forget to mention, that when you want to install a program without the 'recommended' or 'suggested' programs, then use the command:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests [package_name]

To make this option default for apt-get, then edit the file (it won't exist so you'll be creating it):

/etc/apt/apt.conf

And then add the lines:

APT::InstallRecommends "0";
APT::InstallSuggests "0";

And save.