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www.allroundwebsite.com

Linux installs fast. Then you spend the next hour doing the same boring ritual: browser, codecs, media tools, chat apps, dev tools, fonts, utilities… all via tabs, notes, and half-forgotten package names.

So I built LinuxMate: a free, open-source helper that generates a clean “get me productive” install script from a checklist. Basically Ninite, but for Linux, and without the “sign in to continue existing” vibes.

  • Pick apps/tools
  • Choose your distro / package manager
  • Get a reproducible script
  • Run it and move on with your life

Live demo: https://www.allroundwebsite.com/linuxmate/ Repo: https://github.com/Henkster72/LinuxMate Blog (my reasoning / background): https://www.allroundwebsite.com/blog/bye-windows-hello-linux-and-linuxmate/

If you’ve got strong opinions (the useful kind): distro support, package picks, safer defaults, or edge cases, I’m collecting feedback.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    13 days ago

    I get that you’re aiming this at a user base of new folks and all, but I’m super confused to see Nix on there.

    This is kind of…Nix’s entire identity, no?

    One could also make the argument that this supercedes bootstrap tools that each distro has. Kickstart for example.

    I would maybe focus on making helper scripts that do specific things for groups of users, like installing all the steam-* packages for Steam installs and not just steam itself since this is pretty opinionated on how you’re choosing to install things re: native package manager vs Flatpak and such.

  • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    12 days ago

    I simply dump the installed packages into a text file and then use that on the next install.

    Pseudo terminal commands:

    packagemanager list installed -nodeps >> myfacorites.txt

packagemanager install `cat myfacorites.txt`
  • illusionist@lemmy.zipEnglish
    5·
    13 days ago

    It looks great but I don’t like it.

    You decide that firefox gets installed via apt and not flatpak. Why?

    This aims at someone who already has a system and wants to have some reproducible thing for a new system.

    Back the fuck up and restore from backup.

    This also includes take asnapshot of flatpak apps and simply reinstall all of them on the new system.

    Yes, there is a lot of improvement to automatically do all this. But not with another solution. Just use dotfiles. Dotfiles and a cloud sync thing.

  • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    12 days ago

    Basically Ninite for Linux, I see the vision!

    Sugestion: Hide the ‘AUR helper’ if Arch isn’t selected.

  • BCsven@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    Nice. But just a note nixOS and MicroOS both have config files so you can replicate an exact install. OpenSUSE has autoyast so you can define a system and port that to your next install.

      • BCsven@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        12 days ago

        Do you mean because of having to build your system first then write out the config via autoyast? To then use the config next time you install?

        If that is the an issue then MicroOS is probably a better option for someone, they have a config builder to insert, so at first boot the system installs itself.

        https://opensuse.github.io/fuel-ignition/edit

        • henkster@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          10 days ago

          True, and you’re 100% right that NixOS, MicroOS (Ignition), and AutoYaST can reproduce an install very cleanly.

          LinuxMate isn’t trying to replace declarative provisioning though. It’s aimed at the everyday desktop distros and the “first hour after install” problem: getting your common apps onto multiple machines fast, in a way that’s shareable and distro agnostic.

          For people already living in NixOS configs or MicroOS Ignition, you’re probably set. For everyone else (Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, mixed LAN machines), a simple app picker that outputs one batched script plus URL presets is a nice on ramp.

          Also good note on Fuel Ignition. Quick safety tip for readers: Ignition uses passwordHash and it’s best to use SSH keys or generate the hash locally rather than typing a real password into any website.

  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
    3·
    12 days ago

    Selecting Flaptpak, it shows ~95% of the options are “not available for your distro”…