- Backup your Calibre book library following instructions at: https://blog.calibre-ebook.com/how-to-backup-move-and-export-your-library-in-calibre/
- Complete a backup of the user's entire home directory Note: refer to files under ~/rsync/ for reference
- Firefox
- Backup the configuration of "auto tab discard" firefox extension
- Backup the configuration of "FoxyProxy" firefox extension Note: This is checked into github under files/foxyproxy
- Backup bookmarks and settings using Firefox Sync
- Synchronise Joplin Notes
- Synchronise your Gnome Extensions with Extensions Sync at https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1486/extensions-sync/
- Check for new versions of any downloaded packages e.g. bluejeans, vpn clients etc.
- Update this playbook with all of the above wherever possible, and check it in
- Install Ansible and git:
sudo dnf install ansible git
Restore your home directory from the remote source via rsync
- Add the SSH key for this machine in Github (probably not needed if reusing SSH key) https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/authenticating-to-github/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account https://github.com/settings/keys
git clone https://github.com/benblasco/fedoralaptop.git
cd fedoralaptop
ansible-playbook -i hosts laptop.yml --ask-become-pass --vault-id @prompt --tags=ssh
ansible-playbook -i hosts laptop.yml --ask-become-pass --vault-id @prompt --tags=cubox
ansible-playbook -i hosts laptop.yml --ask-become-pass --vault-id @prompt --check
# ansible-playbook -i hosts laptop.yml --ask-become-pass --vault-id @prompt --skip-tags=wifi
- Change the remote URL so you can use your SSH key https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/using-git/changing-a-remotes-url#switching-remote-urls-from-https-to-ssh
git remote set-url origin [email protected]:benblasco/fedoralaptop.git
Mouse
- Switch mouse to left handed
- Set mouse speed to maximum
- Keep track pad right handed
Time
- Enable automatic time zone
Displays
- Orient the screens correctly
- Enable night light
Nautilus File Manager
- Sort folders before files
- Show action to permanently delete files and folders
- Switch view to list style
- Arrange by file type
- Allow you to free type another path into the title bar
Power management
- Via Gnome Tweaks, ensure closing lid does not put laptop to sleep
- Blank screen and lock after 15 minutes, rather than 5 (idle delay?)
Restore bookmarks and settings using Firefox Sync Install Firefox extensions
- Firstly, login and sync. It should download the extensions for you
- Open the Multi Account Containers extension and allow it to sync
- Restore the list of auto tab discard exceptions (auto-tab-discard-preferences.json)
- Restore the FoxyProxy configuration
- Log in to your Pocket account
- Click on the extensions icon to show the list of extensions, and then right click on an extension to select "pin to toolbar"
Configure Firefox Hardware Acceleration:
Disable ctrl-q shortcut in Firefox as per https://superuser.com/questions/1318336/how-to-disable-ctrlq-shortcut-in-firefox-on-linux
- Go to about:config
- Set
browser.warnOnQuit true - Set
browser.warnOnQuitShortcut trueNote: These appear to be enabled by default now probably due to Firefox sync
Install Gnome extensions Sync:
- https://github.com/oae/gnome-shell-extensions-sync
- Configure the correct Github gist/token (see Joplin Notes or encrypted roles/workstation/vars/gnome_extensions_sync_gist.yml)
- Click to download the extensions
- Reboot or log off to restart Gnome
How to open Gnome looking glass
- Alt+F2
- Then type "lg"
Configure Joplin Notes
- File -> Synchronise: Tell it to use Dropbox and authenticate it
- Change the default date format (Tools -> Options)
- Switch default editor to vi mode (Tools -> Options -> General -> Show Advanced Settings -> Keyboard Mode: Vim)
Install Todoist AppImage
Configure Evernote (NixNote2)
- Tools -> Sync, then log in to your account
Configure Dropbox
- Run Dropbox and follow the prompts
- Disable annoying notifications via the following commands as regular user:
- https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-i-love-you-but-this-is-driving-me-nuts-dropbox/10842/13
- https://help.dropbox.com/sync/ignored-files
$ attr -s com.dropbox.ignore -V 1 /home/bblasco/Dropbox/Apps/Joplin/.sync/ $ attr -s com.dropbox.ignore -V 1 /home/bblasco/Dropbox/Apps/Joplin/locks/- Also note that accessing the dropbox GUI depends on legacy tray icon support in Gnome: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/
Install and restore Calibre E-Book library
- https://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux
- https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#how-do-i-move-my-calibre-data-from-one-computer-to-another
Try IDM integration as per: https://mojo.redhat.com/docs/DOC-1199178 (See Engineering Server - non-fresh RHEL 7, non-fresh RHEL 8 or RHEL 5 or 6)