Okay -- check this out ... https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/automation/learning-ansible-tutorial You can install the free version of Ansible on all Linux Platforms. https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/installation_distros.html Their install guide will also help you get the basics sorted out. At work, we manage thousands of servers with Ansible -- At home, my entire homelab configuration is handled by Ansible. I can spin up a new RedHat VM and have it ready for "production" in about 5 minutes -- its amazing. -- Thanks, Alex. On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 4:51 AM Michael wrote: > Yes, please! > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 11:20 AM Snyder, Alexander J < > alexander@snyderfamily.co> wrote: > >> This isn't idiocy, this is the infancy of automation! What if you could >> get Ann entirely new PC and then you could run "a thing" on it to >> completely provision and configure all your settings and files just how you >> want it?!? >> >> This thing already exists, it's free, and easy to learn. >> >> Welcome to the wonderful and exciting world of ANSIBLE! >> >> It's called "Configuration Management", and in the world of ANSIBLE, you >> write playbooks and those playbook execute tasks. >> >> If you're interested to know more, let me know. Aside from being a big >> fan of Ansible, it's also literally my day job. >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Alexander >> >> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro >> >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 07:34 Michael via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >>> what I mean by easier is if I have to reinstall the OS/get a new >>> computer it is easier to write it into a text file, save it in gmail as a >>> draft, and then open up that draft if I need it. I have a LOT of drafts >>> like this. Commands, paragraphs that I have to repeat, stuff like that. You >>> might think I'm an idiot but let my idiocy inspire you! >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:26 AM Michael wrote: >>> >>>> as for doing this graphically I think it is easier to copy-n-paste into >>>> a terminal: >>>> sudo apt-mark hold package1 package2 package3 >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM Michael wrote: >>>> >>>>> Look at what I just discovered: The apt-mark hold command is >>>>> used to prevent a specific package from being upgraded on Debian-based >>>>> systems. >>>>> I hated waiting for firefox to update! (I don't use ff) Could we start >>>>> a list of other big packages that don't need to be updated? >>>>> -- >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: >