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2026-06-28 08:42 UTC

My definition matches the definition given in the Collins Dictionary. If you don’t consider this a serious source, just accept I may not be always aware of a precise meaning of a certain term. I did not choose to install Akonadi. It was preinstalled in Fedora KDE. I chose KDE for its extensive customization. Maybe I’m too old /j, but by choosing a DE I’m choosing just a DE. I couldn’t even think about how extensive an ecosystem around a DE could be. There are useful tools, like KDE Connect, which are meaningful to me and can be configured straightforwardly, but Akonadi is neither something I missed, nor it has an accessible configuration.

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@Hund@feddit.nu 2026-06-28 10:06

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 www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/…/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). :)

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