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Manage Dotfiles with GNU Stow and Rebuild Ubuntu Server in One Command
A developer shares a setup using GNU Stow to symlink config files and idempotent bash scripts to install packages, enabling a full Ubuntu 24.04 dev environment rebuild with one command. The approach uses plain-text manifests for tools and services, ensuring reproducibility. The repo is on GitHub as ubuntu-server-dotfiles.
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Practical for developers managing multiple servers, but the approach is well-known; the value is in the integrated script collection, not novel technique.
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