Fair point on the wording. The blog text was LLM assisted, but the decisions and the project are mine and I edited it heavily to match what I actually did and why. I should have said “the reasoning behind the project” rather than “my reasoning.” If it helps, I can add a short note to the blog saying it was AI assisted but curated and based on my actual experience running LinuxMate across multiple machines and distros. Now that the wording is clarified, I’d rather keep the thread about LinuxMate and practical feedback. 😄

completely agree. hence linuxmate 😉

all good ideas! A cloud where you can restore it? Don’t know about that one… You can share (with link) and copy those commands

What do you mean?

asking us to read? I do not ask you to read?

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.

henkster OPEnglish

true. but autoyast is not everyones cup of tea

BCsven @lemmy.ca English

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

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.

This LinuxMate has more packages, more distros and it is faster

True. But someones taste… there are more ways to get to Rome 😉

Done

true. but autoyast is not everyones cup of tea

what do you mean?

true so how to make it better?

Sure! But hey… some people like it differently

Added linux mint… but yeah same as Ubuntu

looking into it!

Which flap 😜

Done

Haha yes, but this time without the space

It is indeed with the help of llm. But reasoning is still solid and very curated.

😂