I frequently reinstall Linux. Is there a tool to say what to install and configure that I can just run once after OS install? Things like
- Install neovim, signal, steam
- Configure firefox, desktop environment
I’m using this for just me, on my personal machine.
I don’t anticipate it’s possible between different distros, so assume I’m reinstalling the same distro.
EDIT: thanks for replies. I’m mostly seeing Ansible and NixOS. I’ll start looking at those.
all configuration management languages do this and have forums where people share their code so that you copy/paste and then tweak them to your own needs. ansible galaxy comes to mind.
if you want pure linux, there’s also kickstart or preseed.