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Any good tools for switching? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Are there any good tools for listing your current programs, maybe exporting settings etc. Listing hidden settings and save locations would be great too.

I'm about 90% ready to switch to Linux full time, and I want to make sure that I've got everything. I've got a horrible feeling that I'm missing something, but I can't think what it might be.

EDIT: Ironically, I forgot to mention my ADHD / memory issues. I could do with a tool like this because I forget about anything that I'm not currently using, or actively thinking about using soon >.<

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[–] NixDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What I did when I switched was to create an image of my existing install with clonezilla then used it in a vm. This way I didn't have to worry about a dual boot configuration.

Been a while since I did this but it should still work

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

That's a great idea, thanks :)

I've got a copy of Macrium Reflect that does the same thing, but mostly automatically, and I'm pretty sure that it runs on Linux too. I'm going to check now :)