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The main problem I have with modern desktop environments is the lack of scriptable automation... I really hope they build something like this. Although I could

The main problem I have with modern desktop environments is the lack of scriptable automation... I really hope they build something like this. Although I could just save all dotfiles, configs and extensions via file backup, I always struggle to create a script based setup. I would love to maintain a list of extension names, settings etc and have something like: gnome-extension install --config-file my-extension-config.txt kde-plugin install --config my-plugin-config.txt gsettings set --config-file my-settings.txt just a little more reliable... Maybe a hard problem, but I think this would be great. Export settings would also be great. gsettings export --to my-settings.txt :-)

stijnveken 3y ago
It's probably overkill for what you are trying to do. But I have been using home-manager [0] as a way to quickly restore my working environment. [0] https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/ https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/
- sandreas 3y ago
  I'm planning to go NixOS as soon as possible. That is exactly what I would like to have - a fully working environment with one set of config files.
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micimize 3y ago
What level are you interested in scripting? In KDE Plasma you can interact with the desktop UI via JS: https://develop.kde.org/docs/plasma/scripting/ https://develop.kde.org/docs/plasma/scripting/ And then for something more sophisticated there are extensions like https://github.com/Bismuth-Forge/bismuth https://github.com/Bismuth-Forge/bismuth. It does all feel a little disorganized/wild-west-y compared to say, a .vimrc with a list of plugins and bindings, which is something that makes a system like Nix (or a fully containerized DE of some kind) appealing
- sandreas 3y ago
  > It does all feel a little disorganized/wild-west-y compared to say That is exactly what I'm missing. NixOS is pretty high in my todo list.

stijnveken 3y ago

It's probably overkill for what you are trying to do. But I have been using home-manager [0] as a way to quickly restore my working environment. [0] https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/ https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/

sandreas 3y ago
I'm planning to go NixOS as soon as possible. That is exactly what I would like to have - a fully working environment with one set of config files.

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micimize 3y ago

What level are you interested in scripting? In KDE Plasma you can interact with the desktop UI via JS: https://develop.kde.org/docs/plasma/scripting/ https://develop.kde.org/docs/plasma/scripting/ And then for something more sophisticated there are extensions like https://github.com/Bismuth-Forge/bismuth https://github.com/Bismuth-Forge/bismuth. It does all feel a little disorganized/wild-west-y compared to say, a .vimrc with a list of plugins and bindings, which is something that makes a system like Nix (or a fully containerized DE of some kind) appealing

sandreas 3y ago
> It does all feel a little disorganized/wild-west-y compared to say That is exactly what I'm missing. NixOS is pretty high in my todo list.