Minimize image size even more

[DinkDonk]

There has to be a ton of unneeded packages and probably other stuff that can be removed before creating the disk image.

get a list of all installed packages:

$ pacman -Q | more

[DinkDonk]

Perhaps look at basing patchOS on Alpine Linux?

[DinkDonk]

Remove all unnecessary drivers and modules from the kernel.
Disable module support and embed all needed drivers.