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Disabling bloatware (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 days ago by pixeldaemon@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've discovered Akonadi, a KDE service. As far as I could understand, Akonadi provides "personal information management" and is responsible for some interaction between apps within the KDE ecosystem. To me, it seems to be bloatware. Somebody may use the functions it provides, but I do not. It is just running in background all the time with no use.

How do I completely disable it forever?
Have you ever met something else in Linux or it's ecosystem, that appeared to be bloatware to you (and how did you disable it)?

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[–] Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

If you're using the digital clock widget, that uses Akonadi, and will launch it on startup. It's used to (optionally) sync calendar events between compatible apps. There are also a handful of KDE PIM Applications that use it (think Kontact, KMail, KAddressBook, KOrganizer). If you want it disabled, you will need to stop using any Akonadi-enabled app. More information can be found at the KDE userbase for Akonadi. In particular, stop using any KDE PIM Application, as they cannot function without it, and disable calendar syncing from the digital clock. That will ensure the service is never started.

To fix the digital clock problem:

To ensure that Akonadi is not started, check that no applications require it at login. In particular, open the Plasma clock applet preferences, go to Calendar and uncheck Show events to prevent Plasma from requesting information from Akonadi and thus allowing it to start.

[–] pixeldaemon@sh.itjust.works -3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I do not use this widget. And even if I did, why do I have to have Akonadi enabled just to see a widget?

[–] Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Sorry, I've revised my comment, so it's more complete now. As my comment states above, it's because by default, the digital clock widget (which is placed by default on the task bar–y'know, where it shows the time) has "Show events" enabled by default, which has a dependency on Akonadi. If you uncheck that (and keep in mind that you are using the digital clock widget unless you've specifically removed it), and make sure not to use any of the KDE PIM Applications stated above, then Akonadi will never start