On 09/30/2015 12:55 PM, Mike Chambers wrote: >> > the only issue I have with a clean install, is reinstalling all of >> > the >> > packages I add... it is a pain... > Used to think/say the same thing, yes it can be a pain. > > THEN, I decided to make a shell script (or 2), that either... > > 1 - Opens up a lot of config files that I normally edit on a clean > install and I just edit them and close them, so I don't forget what to > change. > > 2 - Created a 2nd to install all the packages (3rd party or from > Fedora) that I normally install after a clean install that way I don't > forget what to add. And if there is a current problem with a package > or whatever, I just remove that one package until later. > > Kinda of cave man like script but it helps and makes it a lot shorter > config time after the install. > > Just something to think about to make installs easier.. I did the shell scripts long ago... NOW, I have a folder in my home directory called /etc. In it are all the config files that I need to modify :) ls -l /home/pbc/etc total 260 -rw-r--r--. 1 pbc pbc 12478 Jan 15 2014 apcupsd.conf drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Aug 19 08:12 dovecot -rw-r--r--. 1 pbc pbc 4379 Mar 13 2014 dovecot.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 50682 Sep 28 16:50 fedora22-apps -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29708 Sep 29 14:09 fedora_app_names -rw-r--r--. 1 pbc pbc 933 Apr 8 09:04 fstab -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1064 Jan 30 2015 fstab.1-30-15 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 933 Apr 8 08:26 fstab-4-8-15 ( changed my disk configuration) -rw-r--r--. 1 pbc pbc 447 Sep 10 2014 ifcfg-enp2s0 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 587 Dec 2 2014 ifcfg-enp2s0.dhcp -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 319 Aug 17 12:36 ifcfg-enp3s0 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 pbc pbc 438 Sep 10 2014 ifcfg-eth0 -rw-r--r--. 1 pbc pbc 20 Oct 3 2014 lmhosts drwxr-xr-x. 2 pbc pbc 4096 Aug 19 08:12 postfix -rw-r--r--. 1 pbc pbc 104 Nov 12 2014 resolv.conf -rw-r--r--. 1 pbc pbc 11860 Oct 3 2014 smb.conf -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org