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What tweaks or programs do you wish you had known with fresh install? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by reksas@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.world
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What things do you know that would be really good to do with freshly installed system? Or things that you wish had done earlier?

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[-] illusionist@lemmy.zip 13 points 11 months ago

on my server? Cockpit

[-] happy_wheels@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 11 months ago

Cockpit is great! I learned about it recently and immediately tried it out on a lab machine, and shortly after deployed it across my systems.

[-] brap@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I just learned about it now!

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Link to the project for others who are interested

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 10 points 11 months ago

Install Bottles and HeoricGamesLauncher.

Put home on a different drive from the get go.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Put home on a different drive from the get go.

Explain why?

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 months ago

Originally I had the OS and home on a 256GB SSD. Now the OS is on a 256GB SSD and home is on a 1TB SSD.

I can also completely wipe away the drive with the OS on it. Reinstall the same distro or install a different distro, point fstab to that drive, and bam all my home files are right there.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Is this possible after the fact ?

[-] bishoponarope@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Setup zram if your OS doesn't already

[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
  • rollback from grub
  • rpm-ostree reset

I'm on Bazzite, first time doing wacky stuff like a year and half or so ago... ended up in an unnecessary reinstall.

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