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30GB+ used on freash Arch install+KDE? Why?
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You can try using
# du -h -d 1 /to locate the largest directory under/. Once you've located the largest directory, replace/with that directory. Repeat that until you find the culprit (if there is a single large directory).EDIT (2024-07-22T19:34Z): As suggested by @DarkThoughts@fedia.io, you can also use a program like Filelight, which provides a visual and more comprehensive breakdown of the sizes of directories.
You're a life saver I finally found the culprit
Do tell! We need a follow up :)
It's "Steam" inside .local eat up 6GB even though I have not open it yet and tmp files (almost 5GB) that is not clear itself after installing the OS
A fresh Arch install included Steam? Or was this not a fresh install?
I install it during pacstrap
Ah, I see. Just be aware that any additional file size when you get to the stage you can install KDE is pretty much considered the "bloat" part of installs, meaning you only make arch as bloated as you want after that. I like filelight in KDE https://apps.kde.org/filelight/