I noticed while updating my system just how many packages I have installed that I don’t recognize.

I tend to think that minimalism is better for security, so I’d like to remove any packages that I’m not using, but this is a bit of a scary task.

Does anybody have a safe method for reviewing and purging unused or bloat packages while obviously making sure not to accidentally remove important dependencies?

I’m on arch btw.

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    21 hours ago

    Let’s just say my last attempt at automated cleanup didn’t go well (my desktop disappeared!) Now I’m a collector and keep everything.