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dotdrop
- GNOME Extensions: How do people normally sync their settings to other laptops/desktops?
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The amount of times I have accidentally done this...
Oh! You should also check out dotdrop too! š
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Is there a tool for synchronizing nvim configuration?
I use dotdrop
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How would you backup nvim config (like AstroNvim) to dotfiles?
I am currently using AstroNvim config and I like it. I use dotdrop for backing up my dotfiles. I would like to backup my AstroNvim config to my dotfiles. Here is the current directory structure of my ~/.config/nvim:
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This week in Python
dotdrop ā Save your dotfiles once, deploy them everywhere
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How do you move machines and keep your configs?
There are so many solutions to this problem. dotdrop works really well. GNU Stow is a thing too. I use dotdrop because it supports the concept of profiles for different machines, and you can use Jinja2 template logic in your configs.
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Dotfiles management best practices?
I use Dotdrop, it fits for me, but there are a lot of different options. At Chezmoi site there is a good comparison table.
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Nice! For dotfiles and stuff, I use a helpful program called dotdrop, which allows you to create configs for different machines and all your dotfiles will just be magically symlinked to where you want them.
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How go you guys save your dotfiles? :)
I like dotdrop. Mainly because I have multiple machines and dotdrop can do templating, so I can more granularly control what goes into each of my machines.
- Managing dotfiles accross machines - I'm struggling to get started
yadm
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Ask HN: What Underrated Open Source Project Deserves More Recognition?
Everyone hand-rolls their own dotfile management system, but YADM already does everything you need:
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System settings that arenāt in System Settings
I wonder if the program i use to manage my dotfiles could help manage your scripts and extend your setup to all your desktops? Its called yadm (https://yadm.io/) it makes it so easy to have a laptop and a desktop or two.
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Just got a new M2 Pro after my 2016 became outdated. What are your first steps to setting up a new computer?
If you havenāt already, this is the time to install a tool like yadm and get your computer configuration into version control. Your command-line tools can be managed by yadm directly, your system settings can mostly be managed with a yadm bootstrap script that runs things like defaults write, and the software you install can be managed with a Brewfile that the yadm bootstrap script uses to install software with Homebrew. Donāt manually download Xcode, use xcodes to do it.
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System 76 Linux script to set up a new PC including the personal profile and prefered software installs
I personally use YADM. It's basically a git repo on my home folder, that only tracks what I explicitly set. And you can setup bootstraps to do what you said, install a bunch of stuff or make custom changes. In it's essence, it's a set of bash/sh files that are executed sequentially when you launch the yadm bootstrap command.
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Git Aliases - My way of learning Git
I'm not yet a Git Wizard yet, you'll find me being very sloppy with my commits as I'm learning it. But you can see me editing my config files very frequently. To copy-paste from the website of yadm.io:
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Setup a backup system if you havenāt done it yet
Checkout yadm or chezmoi. They work great.
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The best way of tracking dotfiles I ever saw.
I currently use yadm and love it.
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Dotfiles Management
I very recently put some effort into tidying up my dotfiles, and have a brief writeup at https://chatwithsysop.com/blog/2022/12/31/dotfiles-cleanup (none of this was done with the academic rigor required to withstand a deconstruction by HN, it is just a log of one person's experience with a weekend project).
I chose to use yadm (http://yadm.io) for no particular reasons beyond that I found it first, and it seemed reasonable. It's more just a wrapper around putting GIT_DIR elsewhere.
YADM[0] is another great tool for this very purpose which I've been using for years in combination with homebrew to setup any new (Mac) machine that I get and have everything from dotfiles to Applications installed in no time.
[0] https://yadm.io
What are some alternatives?
GNU Stow - GNU Stow - mirror of savannah git repository occasionally with more bleeding-edge branches
chezmoi - Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.
Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]
dotbot - A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles ā”ļø
homesick - Your home directory is your castle. Don't leave your dotfiles behind.
Ansible - Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. https://docs.ansible.com.
rcm - rc file (dotfile) management
git-submodules - Git Submodule alternative with equivalent features, but easier to use and maintain.
homeshick - git dotfiles synchronizer written in bash
huproxy
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