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.
I love NixOS but I wouldn’t commend it to people who are at a point in their sysadmin trajectory where they haven’t heard of Ansible. (It’s not just that Nix has a learning curve, it’s that you’re seriously screwed if you can’t tell the difference between a Nix problem and a regular package / kernel issue.)
OP, use Ansible.
Skip Ansible (IMO). Bit of a hole and slow, pain to write and debug (slow cycles).
Bite the bullet learn the hard right thing, nixos.