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  • i’d say generally you’re right to keep them so that you don’t have to install them again on updates. depends on how heavy the dependencies are, how often you update, if you’re planning on removing the package soon, etc. it’s gonna be tough to make a recommendation without knowing your situation, but for me personally i’d be on the lookout for a binary distribution or other more efficient install options. barring other options i’d probably keep them as long as they aren’t overriding another system library.


  • these days Hyprland but previously i3.

    i basically live in the terminal unless i’m playing games or in the browser. these days i use most apps full screen and switch between desktops, and i launch apps using wofi/rofi. this has all become very specialized over the past decade, and it almost has a “security by obscurity” effect where it’s not obvious how to do anything on my machines unless you have my muscle memory.

    not that i necessarily recommend this approach generally, but i find value in mostly using a keyboard to control my machines and minimizing visual clutter. i don’t even have desktop icons or a wallpaper.