That's not really the case. Have a look at AUR or GURU repo - most proprietary software is installed by simply applying the same steps an apt, dnf, whathaveyou package manager would.
I don't know the size in bytes, haven't cared much about it for some time now. It also very much depends on the definition of minimal. My minimal != your minimal.
I'm referring to use flags, which allow me to not have a bunch of features I don't use compiled to begin with. Less code - fewer headaches.
That's not really the case. Have a look at AUR or GURU repo - most proprietary software is installed by simply applying the same steps an apt, dnf, whathaveyou package manager would.