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With ou without desktop env?
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If you want a clean install, go for a carefully curated set of packages, rather than trying to mix and match to create your own selection - that's bound to result in a Frankenstein installation.
I'm partial to Fedora Silverblue, which is essentially just a single package containing the things you need to have a usable desktop. You can install what you need separately on top of that, but on updates, the whole base gets replaced wholesale - including, which is most relevant to your concerns, removing stuff that is no longer used/needed, rather than having that clog up over time.
+1 for Fedora Silverblue (and, by extension, the other atomic desktops)! I've been using Kinoite for a few months now and it might be the easiest time I've had on a distro yet.
As someone who has tired of toying around with things on my daily driver, I switched to Silverblue about six months ago and there’s basically no upkeep. Love it.