Removing Default Apps

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Hey everyone, new Nixos user here. When I was setting everything up I wanted to get rid of some of the default apps and couldn’t find a good list, so I just wanted to share the list I came up with for any other newbies out there. I’m not an expert so feel free to give feedback.

Hope this helps a fellow Nixos Newbie out there:

environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [
gnome-tour		        # I have the internet
baobab      	        # disk usage analyzer - Id never use it
decibels		        # app labeled audio, it sucks
epiphany    	        # app labeled web browser - rather use firefox
gnome-calculator	    # I have libre office
gnome-characters	    # I have Libre office
gnome-maps		        # I have the internet
gnome-music		        # app labeled music - I have VLC
gnome-weather	        # I have the internet
showtime		        # video player - VLC
simple-scan		        # scanner - dont have a scanner
snapshot		        # camera - I dont have a camera
yelp		            # Help thing - I have the internet
geary		            # email

# maybes? 
#gnome-text-editor 
#loupe		            #image viewer - I dont know that I have another 
#papers		            #document viewer like PDFS - idk maybe replace eventually
#gnome-connections	    #remote desktop - Idk that Id use it...

];
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Please edit your post to use markdown code blocks, e.g.

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Agree with a lot of removals though, most GNOME, and most other DEs, are bloated. Removing gnome-connections is probably good to remove, there are better remote desktop clients for Linux anyways. snapshot is probably good to keep if you have a webcam (either external or in your laptop).

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I chuckled. This was a good one.

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