dotfiles VS install-computer

Compare dotfiles vs install-computer and see what are their differences.

dotfiles

A cross-platform, modular dotfiles installer for my personal setup (by spywhere)
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dotfiles install-computer
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9.1 10.0
5 days ago almost 4 years ago
Lua Shell
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dotfiles

Posts with mentions or reviews of dotfiles. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-10.

install-computer

Posts with mentions or reviews of install-computer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-12.
  • Show HN: We open sourced our new Mac developer setup script
    13 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Dec 2021
    I made something similar. Whenever I install a new workstation that runs Linux, I run this script:

    https://github.com/pkrumins/install-computer/blob/master/ins...

    This script installs all packages that I use, links all the dotfiles, all dockerfiles, all services, setups all virtual hosts, and the new workstation is ready to use in 5 minutes. Before it would take weeks to properly set it up as I'd always forget something (missing file or configuration option).

What are some alternatives?

When comparing dotfiles and install-computer you can also consider the following projects:

setup-new-computer-script - This script will help with the quick setup and installation of tools and applications for new developers at Vendasta.

dotfiles - :wrench: .files, including ~/.macos — sensible hacker defaults for macOS

direnv - unclutter your .profile

computer.setup - Ansible to get set go faster

puppet-boxen - Boxen's fundamental modules and types.

laptop - A shell script to set up a macOS laptop for web and mobile development.

rules_pyvenv - Bazel rules for creating Python virtual envs.