FlatPaks: Do I Really Need Them?
 

Guys, I want to eliminate unnecessary system-related software on my laptop, in an effort to keep it "lean & mean".

To that end, if I understand correctly, during a typical installation, Flatpak's are installed, by default, but are not necessarily required for the system to operate effectively and efficiently.

If I am correct in my thinking, how do I uninstall Flatpak's from my Linux Mint 21.2 (Cinnamon) installation?

Thanks, guys and gals!

Forgive me if I come off as a smart ass. Lean and mean. The only thing you will gain is ssd / hard drive space. They don't use much more memory to my knowledge. At least not enough to matter for any somewhat modern machine.

run then remove them. You will likely lose some functionality though. They are moving toward more Flatpaks gradually as time goes on. After you remove the flatpaks do and rejoice in your free space and barely noticeable performance increase.

I don't enough about flatpaks to delete them, so I think I'll leave things "as is".