Earlier this year, I built a new PC and it’s running Ubuntu. I’ve been installing various apps and configuring them since then. Now, I realize I don’t have any way of knowing what I would want to reinstall, if I (for instance) lost this drive somehow.

How do you keep track of what you’ve installed/ your favorite apps?

Separately, how can I backup the configurations I’m using right now.

Thanks!

  • TheFriendlyArtificer@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    https://github.com/koepnick/dotfiles cloned into ~/.config

    I typically start with a restrictive .gitignore and add directories as needed.

    A ton of stuff that I always forget like mpv, vifm, and whatnot always slipped through the cracks before. Now I can clone to practically anywhere and have everything just work.