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Ask HN: What do you put on a new computer?
I'm getting a new computer for the first time in ~6 years. I've been on MBP/OSX for the last 8 years, and before that was running dual boot Ubuntu/Windows for 7 years.
I'm switching back to a Thinkpad, and I'd like to see what you all do with a new computer? Do you wipe it? Use VMs? What flavor of OS?
If it's any help, my full-time job is doing Ruby on Rails / React / Flutter. I also play around with Aseprite (pixel art) + Krita (using a Wacom) and game dev with Godot. And (very rare) gaming, though I would like to play more...
Thanks for your recommendations.
- catacombs 7y ago> I'm switching back to a Thinkpad, and I'd like to see what you all do with a new computer? Do you wipe it? Use VMs? What flavor of OS? I have Arch installed on my ThinkPad (a meme, I know, but I love it.) One of the first things I install is Emacs, with all my configurations. That way I can work on getting everything else set up on my new machine.
- disposedtrolley 7y agoOn a Mac, Homebrew is the first thing I install. I then pull my dotfiles repo which has some scripts to get most of my dev tools installed.
- runninganyways 7y agoOn windows: - firefix (w/ adblock plus) - chrome (w/ adblock plus) - git - vscode - visual studio community - desk pins (utility to keep window on top) - "a ruler for windows" (on screen ruler) ...and that's pretty much it. Everything else I just do when I need it.
- codedrome 7y agoI would certainly install Ubuntu or Mint as a dual boot. It comes with plenty of software such as LibreOffice, Firefox and Gimp which I use all the time. I currently use Atom for coding but I'm not sure how good that is with RoR.
- croo 7y agoOn windows: java dev tools(git,jdk,intellij/vscode), irfanview, notepad++ and total commander is a must have. On Linux: vim and my .vimrc .