muhyb@programming.dev to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIf it ain't broke, don't fix iti.ibb.coimagemessage-square118linkfedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down113
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minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day 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-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoYou completely skipped the “keep backups” part which prevents most of this.
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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.
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.
This is where Ansible comes in.