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That's fine yeah but sometimes you want a truly clean setup. Basically using it as an excuse to get rid of stuff you don't need.
by sgt 3y ago
That's fine yeah but sometimes you want a truly clean setup. Basically using it as an excuse to get rid of stuff you don't need.
- boringg 3y agoThat makes sense but that makes it a personal choice to then go through setting the whole thing up from scratch.
- mynameisvlad 3y agoEven with that, there’s more than enough tools out there to automate setup. For example, I use https://www.chezmoi.io/ https://www.chezmoi.io/ which creates a standard home directory set up (prompt etc), decrypts SSH keys and other private stuff, and installs a bunch of tooling through brew/apt.
- dangus 3y agoA “clean setup” is so overemphasized. It has no advantage other than wasting your own time.
- twodave 3y agoDifferent people lose energy from different tasks. I.e. it may not tax your mind to have clutter around, but it can be a distraction for someone else. For some people (like me), clutter is fine but starting on a task takes a lot of energy. The important thing is knowing and accommodating for yourself to get the best results.
- dangus 3y agoBut you could just remove things from your existing install rather than starting all over. It really isn’t about clutter. The “clean install” thing is a habit from when old Windows would have phantom issues if you didn’t start over every so often.
- Erratic6576 3y agoThere are many tools I wish I had never installed. I’m now installing them on a VM first