[mdlug] Are Linux Distros Too Bloated?

[Jonathan Billings]

Since I support Linux desktop (well, laptop) users, I tend to use the
bog standard GNOME desktop that comes with RHEL and Fedora, so I can
best replicate their environment.  While I agree that there are parts
that are a bit memory intensive, it's not really anything compared to
most of the commercial apps I have to support, which are usually using
an Electron browser at its core.


However...

On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 04:46:11PM -0400, LAP wrote:
> 
>   PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
>     1 ?        Ss     0:00 init
>   105 ?        Ss     0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
>   210 ?        Ss     0:00 syslogd -m 0
>   212 ?        Ss     0:00 klogd -c 3
>   227 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t imps2
>   233 tty1     Ss     0:00 -bash
>   245 ?        Sl     0:00 pdnsd -d
>   336 tty1     S+     0:00 xinit -- /usr/bin/Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf -nolisten tcp :0
>   343 tty2     S<sl+   0:07 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -config /root/xorg.conf -nolisten tcp :0
>   356 tty1     S      0:00 sh /root/.xinitrc
>   360 tty1     S      0:00 /usr/local/bin/fvwm3
>   366 tty1     S      0:00 xterm -class UXTerm -title uxterm -u8 -fa Liberation Mono ...
>   367 tty1     S      0:00 xterm -class UXTerm -title uxterm -u8 -fa Liberation Mono ...
>   368 tty1     S      0:00 xterm -class UXTerm -title uxterm -u8 -fn -misc-fixed-...
>   378 pts/2    Ss     0:00 bash
>   380 pts/0    Ss     0:00 bash
>   381 pts/1    Ss+    0:00 bash
>   445 tty1     Sl     0:20 /usr/bin/palemoon

It's hard to take you seriously when it appears you're running an X
session as root, and I assume your browser too.  Please tell me you
are wrong.

-- 
Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>