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ja 51b5afc8b4 feat(workstation): complete software cleanup and project organization

- Synchronized Ansible roles with removed redundant packages.
- Performed system audit (performance, boot, disk usage).
- Organized home directory by removing 22 clean remote repositories.
- Reclaimed ~21GB of disk space in ~/Projects.
- Retained dirty repositories and those without remote origins for safety.
- Updated documentation (performance tuning, software stack, setup).
- Created NEXT_STEPS.md and documented learnings.

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Software Audit - mw-pfeddersheim-workstation (2026-02-27)

1. Core Development Tools

Package	Version	Verified	Notes
Node.js	v25.6.1	Yes	Matches `software-stack.md`
Python	3.14.3	Yes	Matches `software-stack.md`
Ansible	2.20.2 (core)	Yes	Matches `software-stack.md`
Docker	29.2.1	Yes	Matches `software-stack.md`
PHP	8.5.3	(pacman)	CLI extensions installed (gd, pgsql, sqlite, etc.)
Rust	1.93.1	(pacman)

2. Categorized Main Packages

Development & DevOps

act-git: Local GitHub Actions runner
ansible: Infrastructure automation
composer: PHP dependency manager
docker-compose: Multi-container orchestration
git-filter-repo, git-lfs: Git extensions
github-cli (gh): GitHub integration
mmctl: Mattermost CLI
yarn: Node.js package manager

System Utilities & Monitoring

btop, htop: Performance monitors
eza, fd, jq: Modern CLI tools
inxi, neofetch: System information
nvtop: GPU monitoring
powertop: Power management
sysstat: System performance tools
tailscale: VPN/Mesh networking
ufw: Firewall

GUI Applications

firefox-developer-edition: Primary dev browser
google-chrome: Testing browser
gimp: Image editing
kdenlive, obs-studio, shotcut: Media production
mattermost-desktop: Team communication
nextcloud-client: File sync
onlyoffice-desktopeditors: Office suite
qgis: Geospatial analysis
vlc: Media player

Virtualization & Remote Access

virt-manager: VM management
remmina: Remote desktop client
rustdesk: Remote support

3. Findings & Discrepancies

CachyOS/Manjaro Hybrid: The system shows Manjaro release branding and specific Manjaro configs (manjaro-system, manjaro-release), whereas software-stack.md mentions CachyOS.
VS Code Remnants: vscode package is NOT in the pacman -Qet list, indicating the package removal was successful. Primary manual remnant paths (configs/data) were verified as deleted.
Modern Tooling: Good adoption of modern CLI tools (eza, fd, oha, aichat).
Ansible Compliance: All core tools defined in ansible/roles/dev-tools/tasks/main.yml (git, base-devel, ripgrep, fd, jq, bat, eza, ansible) are present.
Missing Documentation in Stack: bat and ripgrep are installed and managed via Ansible but were not explicitly listed in the software-stack.md core table.

4. Redundant Software Audit & Final Decisions

Following user feedback, the software list has been finalized. Packages identified as "keep" are retained for specialized inspections despite not being part of the primary development workflow.

4.1. Packages to Remove

The following packages will be set to state: absent in Ansible and removed via pacman.

Category	Package	Reason for Removal
Browsers	`firefox-developer-edition`	Redundant (User prefers Chrome)
Media Production	`audacity`, `kdenlive`, `obs-studio`, `shotcut`	Specialized production tools (Non-core)
Graphics & GIS	`qgis`	Specialized GIS tools (Non-core)
Education/Utility	`tipp10`, `xjournalpp`	Typing tutor and notetaking app (Non-core)
Maintenance	`bleachbit`	Redundant (Functionality covered by `scripts/maintenance.sh`)
Legacy Storage	`reiserfsprogs`, `dmraid`	Legacy filesystem and hardware RAID tools

4.2. Packages to Keep (Inspections & Utilities)

These packages were originally identified as removal candidates but will be kept per user request:

vlc: Retained for media inspections.
gimp: Retained for image inspections.
nano: Retained as a fallback terminal editor.
rustdesk: Retained for remote management of systems via the Tailscale network.

5. Implementation Status

Ansible Integration: Update ansible/roles/dev-tools/tasks/main.yml with state: absent for the removal list.
OS Context Sync: Update software-stack.md and related documentation to reflect the Manjaro/Arch environment.
Execution: Run removal via CLI or Ansible playbook.

6. Software Usage Analysis (Idle Applications)

An analysis was performed to identify applications that have not been utilized for more than 3 months. Since the system root is mounted with noatime, usage was inferred from the absence of user-specific configuration and cache updates in ~/.config and ~/.cache.

6.1. Stale Application Candidates

The following applications show no evidence of recent activity and are recommended for future review or removal to minimize the workstation's footprint.

Application	Last Used (Est.)	Description
`onlyoffice-desktopeditors`	> 3 Months	Office suite (Text, Spreadsheets, Presentations)
`virt-manager`	> 3 Months	Desktop UI for managing virtual machines
`rustdesk`	> 3 Months	Remote desktop software
`guvcview`	> 3 Months	Video capture interface for webcams
`helvum`	> 3 Months	GTK patchbay for PipeWire
`qpwgraph`	> 3 Months	Qt-based PipeWire graph interface
`glmark2`	> 3 Months	OpenGL benchmark tool
`act-git`	> 3 Months	Local GitHub Actions runner
`oha`	> 3 Months	HTTP load generator/tester
`unetbootin`	> 3 Months	Live USB creation utility
`ventoy`	> 3 Months	Multi-ISO bootable USB creator

6.2. Removal Decisions

Following the usage analysis, the user has decided to remove the following idle applications via Ansible:

Office: onlyoffice-desktopeditors
Virtualization: virt-manager
Capture: guvcview
PipeWire Tools: helvum, qpwgraph
Benchmarking: glmark2, oha, act-git
USB Utilities: unetbootin, ventoy

The application rustdesk will be retained as it is actively used for remote system management over Tailscale.

6.3. Strategy Note

Usage detection on this workstation is constrained by the noatime mount option. Future audits should rely on systemd journal analysis or application-specific logging where available to increase accuracy.

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