muhyb@programming.dev to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoIf it ain't broke, don't fix iti.ibb.coimagemessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1733arrow-down15
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minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoWhen you go down the rabbit hole a debate starting from scratch again: 45 minutes to re-install the OS. Another couple of hours to get all of the common programs you use downloaded and installed. A full month or more of customizing everything to your preferences and downloading the programs you rarely use.
minus-squarepet the cat, walk the dog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoThis is where Ansible comes in.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoYou completely skipped the “keep backups” part which prevents most of this.
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoIf you have things backed up well that shouldn’t take more than a few minutes but yeah there is definitely an argument to be made depending on your preference.
When you go down the rabbit hole a debate starting from scratch again:
45 minutes to re-install the OS.
Another couple of hours to get all of the common programs you use downloaded and installed.
A full month or more of customizing everything to your preferences and downloading the programs you rarely use.
This is where Ansible comes in.
You completely skipped the “keep backups” part which prevents most of this.
If you have things backed up well that shouldn’t take more than a few minutes but yeah there is definitely an argument to be made depending on your preference.